ahankara

noun

ahan·​ka·​ra

ə-ˌhəŋ-ˈkär-ə

plural -s

: the principle of individuation in Hinduism and Jainism

specifically : the activity of attributing objective existence to the ego on the basis of subjective consciousness

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit ahaṁkāra, from aham I + kāra act of making, from karoti he makes

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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