Samkhya System - Accounting for the Real

Explores the Sāṃkhya system and the delicate relationship it articulates between witness consciousness (Puruṣa) and manifest realities (Prakṛti), providing a path to freedom through knowledge.

About the author

Christopher Key Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University. His previous books include Yoga and the Luminous: Patañjali's Spiritual Path to Freedom and Living Landscapes: Meditations on the Five Elements in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Yogas, both published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Key Chapple, Christopher Key (EDT) Chapple
• Assisted by: Christopher Key Chapple (Editor)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2025
• EAN: 9781438498379
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9837-9
• No. of pages: 298
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: SUNY series in Hindu Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; RELIGION / Eastern, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, PHILOSOPHY / Hindu, RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings, RELIGION / Hinduism / History, History of Religion, Hinduism, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, East Asian religions, Hindu Sacred Texts, Oriental Religions, Hinduism: sacred texts and revered writings