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Sankhya Aphorisms

Sankhya is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy that accept the authority of the Vedas (Sruti). The other schools are Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Vedanta, and Mimamsa. Sankhya is closely related to the Yoga school. The founder of the Sankhya school was Sage Kapila. Three canonical texts of this school are available today: Isvarakrishna's Sankhya Karika, Tattva Samasa, and the Sankhya Sutra of Sage Kapila. The present book is an English translation of the Sankhya Sutra. The following commentaries exist on the Sankhya Sutra: Sankhya Pravachana Bhashya by Vijnana Bhikshu, Kapila Sankhya Pravachana Sutra Vritti by Aniruddha, Laghu Sankhya Sutra Vritti by Nagesa, and Sankhya Pravachana Sutra Vritti Sara by Vedanti Mahadeva. Sankhya is an atheistic school of philosophy that does not accept the existence of a creator or God. However, it does acknowledge the existence of souls (Purusha), which are pure consciousness. This world is a modification of primordial matter (Prakriti), which is unconscious. Life is full of suffering. However, in reality, this pain does not belong to the soul; it just gets reflected on it due to its proximity to Prakriti. Discriminative knowledge—realising that

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