a major system of Hindu philosophy that assumes matter and spirit to be the two ultimate, completely distinct principles of reality
Origin of Sankhya
Sanskrit s??khya from sa?khy?, calculation from sa?khy?ti, (he) counts upSankhya
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Sankhya
noun
HinduismA system of Hindu philosophy based on a dualism involving the ultimate principles of soul and potential matter.
Origin of Sankhya
Sanskrit sā&mdot;khya- based on enumeration, Sankhya from sa&mdot;khyā enumeration sam together ; see sandhi . khyāti he tellsTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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