Prakṛti

prakṛti (T. gtso bo). Principal factor, main factor, fundamental principle; central figure; primary object; head; chief.

In the non-Buddhist Sāṃkhya school, prakṛti refers to the fundamental nature that includes all the cognitive, moral, psychological, emotional, sensorial and physical aspects of reality. (See Samkhya model of purusha and prakriti.)

The Sāṃkhya view of prakṛti is regarded by Tibetan Buddhists as an eternalist/extremist exaggeration.

Further reading

• Prakṛti, Wikipedia