Samkhya

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Samkhya (wyl. grangs can pa) - The Samkhya, or 'Enumerators', are followers of the sage Kapila (Tib. ser skya). They assert that all objects of knowledge can be classified into twenty-five principles.

Subdivisions

There are two kinds of Samkhyas: non-theists and theists who believe in Ishvara.