Sat
सत्नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) · √अस् धातु (as — to be, exist) + शतृ प्रत्यय — the existent
sat
Fundamental Concepts
Pure existence — that which simply is
Sat is pure existence, not dependent on anything else to be. In Vedānta, sat is one of the three aspects of Brahman: sat (existence), cit (consciousness), and ānanda (fullness). The Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.2.1) teaches: 'sad eva saumya idam agra āsīt' — in the beginning, only existence was. Every object exists because it participates in sat, which is Brahman.
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