Sankhya
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sankhya
First recorded in 1780–90, Sankhya is from the Sanskrit word sāṅkhya
Example Sentences
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Yoga and Sankhya schools of philosophy of the Indian tradition are similar to Buddhist way in this regard.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2017
He is always devoted to Yoga and the Sankhya Philosophy.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Men of wisdom devoted to the Sankhya path and conversant with all its ordinances and dispensations regard these four and twenty topics as embracing the whole range of Sankhya enquiry.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
I ask now about the principles of the Sankhya philosophy.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Tell me why cannot you help that good A. to the £250 for the best treatise on the Sankhya philosophy?
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
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