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Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Liberation (Mukti or Kaivalya)
Update, 25 October, 2023: Mukti or kaivalya is the highest aim of Sāṃkhya Philosophy. The two kinds o... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Puruṣa (the transcendental self)
Update, 25 October, 2023: The Sāṃkhya system depicts Prakṛti and Puruṣa as absolute and independent e... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] The five Mahābhūtas (physical elements)
Update, 25 October, 2023: The corresponding bhūtas are known as earth, the water, the air, the fire a... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Mind (the eleventh organ)
Update, 25 October, 2023: The Mind is of the nature of both the organs of cognition and those of acti... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Indriya (sense and motor organs)
Update, 25 October, 2023: The term Indriya is probably derived from the name Indra, the etymology of ... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Tanmātras (the five subtle elements)
Update, 25 October, 2023: Tanmātras are five in number. Tanmātras are the subtle elements of— Śabda, ... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Ahaṃkāra (the product of Mahat)
Update, 25 October, 2023: Ahaṃkāra is the product of Mahat. Ahaṃkāra or the ego is the second product... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Mahat (synonym of Buddhi)
Update, 25 October, 2023: Buddhi is the first evolute of Mūlaprakṛti and the first principle which is... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Prakṛti (the first principle of the universe)
Update, 25 October, 2023: The first cause of the universe is Prakṛti. It is the first principle of th... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] The twenty-five principles
Update, 25 October, 2023: The twenty five principles of Sāṃkhya Philosophy are described in Sāṃkhyakā... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Three Guṇas (principals of Prakṛti)
Update, 25 October, 2023: The mind has three Guṇas. Guṇa means ‘string’ or a single thread or strand ... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Theory of causation (Satkāryavāda)
Update, 25 October, 2023: Causation means the appearance or manifestation of a quality due to certain... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Pramāṇas (independent sources of valid knowledge)
Update, 25 October, 2023: Three pramāṇas are admitted by the Sāṃkhya. They are— Pratyakṣa or dṛṣṭa [d... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Three-fold misery (i.e., Three kinds of pain)
Update, 25 October, 2023: The earthly life is full of three kinds of pain. Duḥkha ‘tray the triad of ... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Introduction to the Sāṃkhyakārika of Īśvarakṛṣṇa
Update, 25 October, 2023: The most celebrated text of Sāṃkhya is the Sāṃkhyakārikā of Īśvarakṛṣṇa. He... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Sāṃkhya Definition and Meaning
Update, 25 October, 2023: The word Sāṃkhya is derived from the word Saṃkhya, which means right knowle... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Introduction to Sāṃkhya Philosophy
Update, 25 October, 2023: All the philosophical systems consider Kapila as the exponent of the Sāṃkhy... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Resume
Update, 25 October, 2023: Indian philosophy is considered as the source of royal knowledge and contai... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Introduction to the Mahābhārata
Update, 25 October, 2023: Vyāsa is a central figure and is regarded respectfully figure in most Hindu... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Historical context of Mahābhārata
Update, 25 October, 2023: The longest Sanskrit epic is Mahābhārata This was composed to embody much o... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Introduction to Itihāsa
Update, 25 October, 2023: In Sanskrit, ‘Itihāsa’ means history. For Hindus an Itihāsa is a religious ... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Introduction to Yoga Darśana
Update, 25 October, 2023: Yoga is the Hindu practice of physical, mental and spiritual discipline ori... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Introduction to Sāṃkhya Darśana
Update, 25 October, 2023: Sāṃkhya is the oldest of orthodox philosophical systems in Hinduism. Sāṃkhy... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Introduction to Indian philosophy
Update, 25 October, 2023: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence, es... »»

Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata [...] Chapter 4
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