The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (79 page)

‘I am Brahman’ (
B
had
ra
aya Upani
ad
1.4.10). Hindu formula through which the identity of the self (
tman
) with
Brahman
is proclaimed. It is one of the
mah
v
kyas
, great precepts.

 
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(Skt., ‘I maker’). In Indian (especially
S
khya
) philosophy, the principle of the ego. In general aha
k
ra is the ego or ego principle responsible for one's individuality, one's self-awareness. In S
khya, aha
k
ra is understood as the second evolution of unmanifest
prak
ti
and the immediate product of the
buddhi
(or
mahat
) principle. The products of aha
k
ra predominant in
tamas
(also called bhut
di)
are the five subtle elements (
tanm
tras
), the building blocks of the objective world.