Purushartha

Purushartha (IAST: Puruṣārtha, devanāgarī : पुरुषार्थ) est un terme sanskrit utilisé dans l'hindouisme qui signifie « but de l'existence humaine »^[1]. Il y en a quatre selon la tradition^[2], qui peuvent être associés aux quatre stades (ashramas) de la vie d'un brahmane^[1] :

dharma : le devoir ;
artha : la prospérité ;
kāma : le plaisir ;
moksha : la libération.

Notes et références

↑ ^{a et b} The Sanskrit Heritage Dictionary de Gérard Huet
↑ The A to Z of Hinduism par B.M. Sullivan publié par Vision Books, page 167, (ISBN 8170945216)

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A	Abhyāsa Ācārya Ādhāra Adhyāsa Ahaṃkāra Ahiṃsā Ākāśa Anātman Anekāntavāda Aṅga Antaḥkaraṇa Antarāya Aṇu Anumāna Ap Apāna Aparigraha Arhat Artha Āsana Asmitā Āśrama Aṣṭāṅga Aṣṭasiddhi Āyatana Ātma Vicāra Ātman Āvaraṇa Avasthātraya Avidyā Āyurveda
B	Bahuvrīhi Bandha Bhakti Bhāvanā Bindu Bodhi Bodhisattva Brahman Brahmacharya Buddhi Bhūta
C	Cakra Citta
D	Darśana Dhātu Dhāraṇā Dharma Dhyāna Dvaita Dvandva
G	Guṇa
H	Haṭha Haṭhayoga
I	Indriya Itihāsa
J	Jāgrat Jīva Jīvanmukta Jīvātman Jñāna Jñānendriya
K	Kaivalya Kalpa Kāma Kāraṇaśarīra Karma Karmāśaya Karmendriya Kleśa Kośa Kumbhaka Kuṇḍalinī
L	Līlā
M	Mahāmudrā Mahāsamādhi Manas Mantra Mārga Māyā Mokṣa Mudrā Mukti
N	Nada Nāḍī Nāmarūpa Naraka Nāstika Nidrā Nirguṇa Nirodha Nirukta Nirvāna Niyama
O	Ojas
P	Pāda pañcikaraṇa Pāṇi Parabrahman Paramārtha Paramātman Pātāla Pāyu Prakāśa Prakṛti Pralaya Pramada Pramāṇa Prāṇa Prāṇāyāma Prasthānatrayī Pratyāhāra Pratyakṣa Pṛthivī Puruṣa Puruṣārtha
R	Rāga Rajas Rūpa
S	Sādhanā Saguṇa Saṃjñā Saṃprajñāta Śabda Samādhi Samāna Samāpatti Samnyāsin Saṃsāra Saṃskāra Saṃyama Sannyāsa Satya Śarīra Sarvāṅgāsana Sattva Śauca Śavāsana Shakti Siddha Siddhāsana Siddhi Śloka Smriti Soma Spanda Śruti Sūkṣmaśarīra Suṣumṇā Suṣupti Sūtra Svabhāva Svāmi Svapna Svarga
T	Tamas Tanmātra Tathāgata Tattva Tejas Turīya
U	Udāna Upamāna Upādāna
V	Vāc Vairāgya Vāsanā Vāyu Vicāra Vijñāna Vikalpa Vikṣepa Vipāka Viparyaya Viśvarūpa Vitarka Viveka Vṛtti Vyākaraṇa Vyāna
Y	Yajña Yama Yāna Yoga Yuga

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Hindouisme

Divinités

Philosophies

Concepts	Ahimsa Brahman Chakra Om̐ Ishvara Âtman L'illusion: Maya Karma Saṃsāra Purushartha Dharma Artha Kama Moksha
Écoles	Astika et nastika Sâmkhya Yoga Nyâya Vaisheshika Mîmâmsâ Védanta Dvaita Advaïta védanta Vishishtâdvaita Chârvâka

Textes

Classification	Shruti Smriti
Védiques	Veda Rig-Véda Yajur-Véda Sama-Véda Atharva-Véda Divisions Samhita Brahmana Aranyaka Upanishad Upavedas Ayurveda Dhanurveda Nâtya-shâstra Vastu shastra Védanga Shiksha Chandas Vyakarana Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Upanishad Rig védique Aitareya Yajur védique Brihadaranyaka Isha Taittiriya Katha Shvetashvatara Sama védique Chāndogya Kena Atharva védique Mundaka Mandukya Prashna
Autres	Arthashâstra Bhagavad-Gita Lois de Manu Itihâsa Ramayana Mahabharata Purana Yoga Vasishtha Sutras Stotra Tantrisme Yoga-sûtra

Pratiques

Rituels	Puja Mantra Japa Bhajan Tapas Dhyāna Yajña Homa Tirthadana Naivedya Temple Vigraha Bhakti
Rites de passage	Garbhadhana Pumsavana Simantonnayana Jatakarman Namakarana Nishkramana Annaprashana Chudakarana Karnavedha Vidyarambha Upanayana Vedarambha Keshanta Samavartana Vivaha Antyeshti
Castes sacrées	Varna Brahmane Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra Ashram Brahmacharya Grihastha Vānaprastha Sannyâsa
Festivals	Navratri Dussehra (Dasara) Divali Shivaratri Holi Kumbh Mela Ratha Yatra Vishu Bihu Baisakhi Puthandu Ganesh Chaturthi Onam Rama Navami Janmashtami Raksha bandhan