03-29-2004, 10:00 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Ashok Kumar+Mar 29 2004, 01:24 AM-->QUOTE(Ashok Kumar @ Mar 29 2004, 01:24 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->SA~NkhyaSutra has a sutra on Ishvara:
"Ishvara asiddheH"
One can argue that SaaMkhya doesn't deny or affirm God.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You are right in saying that Sankhya does not decry ishwara, neither does it dwell in it. According to Sankhya, (inert) Pradhana is the material cause of the cosmos but it's all done in the presence of (Sentient) Purusha...
Brahma Sutra is an excellent source for the refutation of Sankhya (It's a beautiful arguement, that totally blew my mind away - pun intended.) <!--emo&
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Hauma, Jabali's comments to Rama in the Ramayana is indeed an excellent reference. I do remember reading it in the Valmiki Ramayana, and Rama's refutation of it is even more enjoyable.
<b>PS: here is a good refernce to Charvaka..</b>
"Ishvara asiddheH"
One can argue that SaaMkhya doesn't deny or affirm God.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You are right in saying that Sankhya does not decry ishwara, neither does it dwell in it. According to Sankhya, (inert) Pradhana is the material cause of the cosmos but it's all done in the presence of (Sentient) Purusha...
Brahma Sutra is an excellent source for the refutation of Sankhya (It's a beautiful arguement, that totally blew my mind away - pun intended.) <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->Hauma, Jabali's comments to Rama in the Ramayana is indeed an excellent reference. I do remember reading it in the Valmiki Ramayana, and Rama's refutation of it is even more enjoyable.
<b>PS: here is a good refernce to Charvaka..</b>