03-29-2004, 01:24 AM
SA~Nkhya philosophy of Kapila is often called atheistic. But there is a subtelity there.
SA~NkhyaSutra has a sutra on Ishvara:
"Ishvara asiddheH"
Meaning; God is unproven (or can't be proved), therefore (we don't talk about him).
One can argue that SaaMkhya doesn't deny or affirm God.
SA~NkhyaSutra has a sutra on Ishvara:
"Ishvara asiddheH"
Meaning; God is unproven (or can't be proved), therefore (we don't talk about him).
One can argue that SaaMkhya doesn't deny or affirm God.