General philosophy

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bharata

Philosophy; General philosophy

the one supported, an epithet of Agni as being maintained or kept alive by men; the true consciousness, of which the consciousness of the interior faculties is a reflection; an epithet given Arjuna ...

bhavanga

Philosophy; General philosophy

Sometimes rendered 'life-stream'. In Theravada Buddhism, this is the underlying stratum of existence that is used to explain memory and other 'temporal' phenomena such as moral accountability. It is ...

bhishma

Philosophy; General philosophy

The grandsire (grandfather's step-brother) of both the Kauravas and the pandavas, allegorically representing the lower nature of man.

bhuta

Philosophy; General philosophy

The past participle of the verb-root bhu, meaning "to be," or "to become"; hence bhutas literally means "has beens" — entities that have lived and passed on. The bhutas are "shells" from which all ...

bias

Philosophy; General philosophy

An inclination that influences judgment. The term "bias" may be used in a merely descriptive way to mean an inclination, but more often it is used as a term of evaluation to mean an inclination that ...

biomechanical model

Philosophy; General philosophy

The study of the mechanics of a living body, especially of the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure.

biomedical model

Philosophy; General philosophy

Treats disease as a pathology that occurs within the person. The limitation of this model is that it excludes any psychological, social or ecological factors.