Sankhya 1

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one of the six classical, orthodox schools of Hinduism.

  • 1.The fundamental notions of Samkhya namely prakrti, purusa, buddhi, ahamkara, manas and the three gunas provided the conceptual framework in which much of Indian philosophizing occurred, and the classical formulations of Yoga and Vedanta together with many traditions of Buddhist philosophy and meditation developed vis-a-vis the intellectual perspective of the Samkhya.
  • one of the six classical, orthodox schools of Hinduism.

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