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Problem of Plurality of Selves in the Sāṁkhya Philosophy

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
© 2015 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal
Volume 2 Issue 3
Year of Publication : 2015
Authors : Sukanta Das
10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V2I4P109
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Sukanta Das, "Problem of Plurality of Selves in the Sāṁkhya Philosophy," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 2,  no. 3, pp. 78-80, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V2I4P109

Abstract:

It is known to all that the Sāṁkhya Philosophy is a dualistic system. They have admitted two main realities puruṣa (sentient) and prakṛti (insentient). Both puruṣa and prakṛti are individual and contradictory entities. Due to their own necessities become connected with each other. As a result, evolution becomes started. Their total admitted realities are twenty-five in respect of number. They have established that selves are many in respect of many bodies or empirical jīvas. But, they are failed to give sufficient reason that how many selves (jīvas) are derived or appeared as many jīvas from one non-transformed eternal puruṣa. The main aim of this paper is to show the problem of plurality of selves and how the Sāṁkhya have protected other’s objections against them and tried to establish their concept.

Keywords:

Puruṣa, prakṛti, self, plurality, jīva, 
 

References:

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