The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1853 page)

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Pr
a
(Skt., ‘breath’). In Hinduism, the vital force which differentiates the living from the dead. By the
breath
from his mouth,
Praj
pati
created the gods. The essential characteristic of breath as life-bestowing, was eventually identified with
Brahman
present as
tman
. See
PR
Y
MA
.
Pr
aprati
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