Anyatarakarmaja, Anyatara-karmaja: 1 definition

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Samkhya (school of philosophy)

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Source: Shodhganga: Prakrti and purusa in Samkhyakarika an analytical review

Anyatarakarmaja (अन्यतरकर्मज, “unilateral”) refers to a type of saṃyoga (lit. ‘contact’), a relation between prakṛti and puruṣa.—The contact produced by the activity of one of the two relata of a relation of contact is called anyatarakarmaja-saṃyoga (unilateral contact). For example, the contact produced by the activity of an eagle bird on the log. When a flying eagle bird sits down on a log, the contact that is produced by this action of the eagle is called anyatarakarmaja-saṃyoga.

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Samkhya (सांख्य, Sāṃkhya) is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy (astika) and is closeley related to the Yoga school. Samkhya philosophy accepts three pramanas (‘proofs’) only as valid means of gaining knowledge. Another important concept is their theory of evolution, revolving around prakriti (matter) and purusha (consciousness).

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