Upadhi

Upadhi

A term that has many meanings: condition, position, circumstances, situation, specificity, feature, attribute.

Regarding the person, it denotes traces of actions in various spheres of life and characteristic features of him or her, which include:

• Guna (qualities) of the person
• Kriya (actions, deeds)
• Jati (status by birth), and others.

Upadhi is the external attribute of something more essential.