Philosophy:Karmendriya
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Karmendriya (Sanskrit: कर्मेन्द्रिय) is an Indian philosophical concept. According to Hinduism and Jainism, the sense of action is the "organ of action".[1] The five functional organs, and these are: the mouth, the hands, the legs, the genital and the anus.[1][2][3] In Jainism, it is the sense organ used by the empirical soul to perform actions.[1]
According to Indian philosophy, speaking, grasping, moving, ejaculating and sexual activity is the ability of the soul to respond to and interact with the external world.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Karmendriya, Karma-indriya, Karman-indriya, Karmemdriya: 14 definitions , www.wisdomlib.orgorg
- ↑ karmendriya (‘ organ of action’), Oxfordreference.com, A Dictionary of Hinduism by W. J. Johnson, Publisher: Oxford University Press, ISBN:9780198610250
- ↑ Karmendriya, , www.encyclopedia.com
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