Te Kore (the realm of potential being)
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Te Kore is a foundational Māori cosmological realm representing the void of limitless potential from which all existence and creation emerge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Te Kore | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori cosmological realm
ⓘ
cosmological concept ⓘ metaphysical state ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic void
ⓘ
nothingness ⓘ potentiality ⓘ pre-creation state ⓘ |
| category | Polynesian cosmology concepts ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Te Ao Mārama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
manifest world of light ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction |
origin point of creation sequence
ⓘ
reservoir of unrealised possibilities ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
primordial state before creation
ⓘ
source from which all existence emerges ⓘ |
| culture | Māori ⓘ |
| describedAs |
realm of potential being
ⓘ
the void of limitless potential ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
Māori oral tradition
ⓘ
Māori whakapapa (genealogical) narratives ⓘ |
| epistemicStatus | beyond ordinary human perception ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Te Ao Mārama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Te Pō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
absence of formed matter
ⓘ
limitless creative potential ⓘ pre-temporal condition ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
cosmological
ⓘ
metaphysical ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| influences |
Māori philosophical thought
ⓘ
Māori understandings of existence ⓘ |
| language | te reo Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning |
the nothingness
ⓘ
the void ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus |
non-material realm
ⓘ
pre-ontological condition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Māori cosmological sequence
ⓘ
Māori creation narratives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInCosmology |
precedes Te Ao Mārama
ⓘ
precedes Te Pō ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Te Korekore (states of nothingness) ⓘ |
| relatedRealm |
Te Ao Mārama
GENERATED
ⓘ
Te Pō GENERATED ⓘ |
| tradition | Māori cosmology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Māori ritual and karakia (incantations)
ⓘ
Māori theological discourse ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
dynamic rather than static nothingness
ⓘ
necessary precondition for creation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.