Samkya


  • Metaphysical Dualism - 2 eternal abs real entities
  • Ishvar Krishna's Samkhya Karika 
  • Aesthetic (Mostly) but Theistic (Mahabharat, Geeta, Purana )


Prakriti

  • One, abs,
  • Jada - unconsc.
  • Trigunatmak - unity of three gunas
  • Shakti - energy
  • Avyakta
  • Aviveki
  • Pradhan - 1st principle
  • Dharashanartham
  • Can be known through I
  • 3 gunas
    • Satva- goodness, pleasure, light, white
    • Rajas - restlessness, feverish, motion, red,
    • Tams - darkness, black, lethargy,

Proofs BASKK - Ishvar krishna's Samkhya Karika

  • • Bhedanam parimanat: Worldy thing limited, conditional
  • • Avibhagat Vaisvarupasya- unity of the universe points to a single cause i.e. prakrti
  • • Samanvayat - all worldy things are composition of STR gunas
  • • Karana karya vibhagat:
  • • ktitah pravrtteecha


Purusa

  • Man , consc, qualitatively alike & quantitatively different
  • Trigunatita/ Naistryaguna
  • Nityamukta
  • Udasin
  • Kaivalartham
  • Pluralism - death, birth, liberation , different body org, senses , mind
  • Criticism - proof of sopadhik<conditional> purush, purush nitymukta

Proofs BAKTS -  Ishvar krishna's Samkhya Karika

  • Bhokta Bhavat
  • Adhisthanat -
  • Kaivalyartham pravrtte cha
  • Trigundi viparyayat - Logically, there must be a reverse (Viparyaya) of the 3 gunas,  i.e. purusha
  • Samghata parathatvat - all composite products <Body, mind>  are skillfully arranged for intelligent being ie. Pu

Sarga

• Purush darshanartham & prakriti - kaivalartham


• Samyoga
• Abhash

Causation

  • Sabhavavada / yadrcchavada - C
  • Satkaryavada - effect present in cause , implicit to explicit
  • Parinamvada/ Vikaravada - S/Y complete transformation
  • Vivartavada - Samkara - illusion , appearance
  • Asatkaryavada
  • Arambhavada - NV - effect is new beginning
  • Pratitya Samutpadavada - B - Causal effect
  • Sad -asadkaryavad - J & Thesitic Vedantin

Ishvar krishna's Samkhya Karika

  • Asad-akaranat
  • Upadanagrahanat: collect right material- milk for ghee
  • Sarvasambhavabhavat: everything from- everthing butter from thread
  • Saktasya-sakya-karanat:
  • Karanabhavacca satkaryam

Liberation




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