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Samkhya

Samkhya

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A person who follows Samkhya ideas about reality as consciousness and matter
  • noun
  • /sæmˈkiːə/
: samkhya
  • As a devoted Samkhya practitioner, she studied the concepts of dualism and the nature of consciousness.

Examples

  • Many philosophers identify as Samkhya to explore the relationship between reality and perception.

  • Even amongst the astikas, which includes Vedantists, Nyaya, Samkhya, and others, there is no agreement as to anything except "we believe in the apaurasheya (revealed) nature of the Vedas."

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  • The teachings of Samkhya offer insights into the dualistic nature of existence and the self.

Surface Forms

Samkhya singular
Samkhyas plural

Etymology

Samkhya (a follower of the school) takes its name from Sanskrit sankhya, meaning 'number' or 'to count'. That name tells you what a Samkhya does: they follow a way of thinking that 'counts' or lists the basic parts of the world, such as 'consciousness' and 'matter'.