单词 | sankhya |
释义 | Sankhyan. One of the six orthodox systems of Hindu philosophy, based on a dualism of matter and soul. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > systems of philosophy > [noun] > Sankhya Sankhya1789 1789 G. Caul in Asiatick Researches 1 344 Both these works contain a studied and accurate enumeration of natural bodies and their principles; whence this philosophy is named Sánc'hya. 1808 H. T. Colebrooke Amarasiṃha's Cósha; or, Dict. Sanskrit Lang. iii. iv. §xxvi The third quality, according to the Sán'chya system of philosophy: darkness or illusion, contrasted to truth and passion. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 234/1 The Sânkhya system of philosophy..maintains that true knowledge can alone secure perfect deliverance from evil. 1877 M. Williams Hinduism 193 The Sānkhya philosophy, founded by a sage named Kapila, though probably prior in date, is generally studied next to the Nyāya, and is more categorically dualistic. 1934 J. Baillie And Life Everlasting v. 117 In opposition to such monism, arose the dualistic Sankhya system. According to this teaching human souls are not all united in one impersonal atman, but exist separately, each in its own right. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XII. 251/1 The Sāmkhya is a reaction against the idealistic monism of the Upanishads. It believes in a real matter and an infinite plurality of individual souls which are not emanations of a single world-soul. 1959 Listener 17 Sept. 431/2 This [religion] again has resemblances to Brāhmanism and to Sānkhya. 1977 J. Hewitt Yoga & Meditation iii. 19 Yoga borrows extensively from the Samkhya (or Sankhya) system. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1789 |
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