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
Their inquiries into philosophy, preserved in the Sankhya and the Vedanta systems, were the first systems of true philosophy which the world produced.
From Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse by Dutt, Romesh
The Sankhya philosophy is a regular system of metaphysics, to be studied as one would study algebra.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
Samvarta, Merusavarna, the righteous Markandeya, and Sankhya and Yoga, and Narada and the great Rishi Durvasa,—these are endued with severe penance and great self-restraint, and are celebrated over the three worlds.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
They are without much difficulty reducible to three leading schools of thought—the Nyaya, the Sankhya, and the Vedanta.
From Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans by Mitchell, J. Murray (John Murray)
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