Page 9 - Sacred Origins of Indian Art

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To use the terms of Indian philosophy,
T o u s e t h e t e r m s o f I n d i a n p h i l o s o p h y ,

most art expresses the play of Prakriti;
m o s t a r t e x p r e s s e s t h e p l a y o f P r a k r i t i ;

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