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- “The lame man and the blind man”:
- A metaphor from Sāṃkhya Kārikā 21 that describes the relationship between spirit and nature (puruṣa and prakṛti). They’re likened to two disabled men in a forest. Spirit is the lame man who must mount the shoulders of the blind man, nature, in order to navigate their surroundings. The former serves as the guide, and the latter as his vehicle.
- Laukika:
- Local, as opposed to nonlocal (alaukika).
- Laukika Dvaṃdva:
- Local pair of opposites, as opposed to nonlocal pair of opposites (alaukika dvaṃdva). See Dvaṃdva.
- Laukika Patha:
- Local dimension, as opposed to nonlocal dimension (alaukika patha). See Saptaguṇa Brahman.
- Liṅga:
- 1) Subtle.
- 2) See below.
- 3) Middle term. See Pramāṇa.
- Liṅgaśarīra:
- The subtle body. The emotional body. The second principle (tattva) of emotion (rajas) and the sixth of the seven bodies (śarīra saptaka). Part of a triad (traya) that includes the love sheath (kāmamayakośa) and devotion yoga (bhaktiyoga). See Śarīra.
- Liṅgin:
- Major term. See Pramāṇa.
- Loka:
- Sphere, region, location.