Ancient Indian Philosophy

Samkhya System

  • The Samkhya philosophy holds that reality is constituted of two principles one female and the other male i.e., Prakriti, Purusha respectively. Prakriti and Purusha are completely independent and absolute.
  • According to this system, Purusha is mere consciousness, hence it cannot be modified or changed.
  • Prakriti on the other hand is constituted of three attributes, thought, movement and the change or transformation of these attributes brings about the change in all objects.
  • The Samkhya philosophy tries to establish some relationship between Purusha and Prakriti for explaining the creation of the universe.
  • This philosophy was propounded by Kapila, who ....
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