Triguṇa
idea · 3 works · 4 mentions · 10 anchored passages
rajas · sattva · tamas · guṇas · triguṇa · sattva, rajas, tamas · the three constituents · three qualities
spoken of as
3 expressionssattva, rajas, tamas“triguṇa”3 mentions
San Hyan Tattvajnana (Kawi) · Manusmṛti (Sanskrit) · Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana (Sanskrit)
When knowledge is tranquil, clear, pure, unobscured, and without stain, the *ātmā* of *rajas* and *tamas* is serene, firmly following *sattva*.
The three constituents“sattva, rajas, tamas”1 mention
Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana (Sanskrit)
Thus, through the predominance of sattva and the indifference of rajas and tamas, the gods are utterly happy;
guṇas“sattva, rajas, tamas”1 mention
Manusmṛti (Sanskrit)
23 // One should know `sattva`, `rajas`, and `tamas` to be the three `guṇas` of the Self, by which the Great One, having pervaded all these beings, abides without exception.
in the texts
San Hyan Tattvajnana
The three qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas) that stain citta and determine the destiny of the transmigrating soul.
*Citta* is the *cetana* of Puruṣa, stained and soiled by the *triguṇa*.
The *sattva*, *rajas*, and *tamas* adhering to *citta* are the cause of the *ātmā*'s transmigrations.
This is what is called the *triguṇa* (the three qualities).
Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana
The three constituents of prakṛti—sattva, rajas, and tamas—whose relative predominance produces pleasure, pain, and delusion respectively across all beings.
Thus, through the predominance of sattva and the indifference of rajas and tamas, the gods are utterly happy;
when, on account of [a person's] unseen [merit], sattva becomes preponderant, then, overpowering rajas and tamas, it generates its own effect, pleasure.
As assembled threads [produce] a cloth, so {{pradhāna|the chief}}, consisting of an aggregate of constituents, generates the effect [consisting] of the great principle etc.
Manusmṛti
The three qualities of the Self (goodness, passion, darkness) that determine character and rebirth destiny
23 // One should know `sattva`, `rajas`, and `tamas` to be the three `guṇas` of the Self, by which the Great One, having pervaded all these beings, abides without exception.