Satkarya vada of Sankhya.pptx

School of Indian Philosophy

1. SANKHYA SCHOOL OF INDIAN
PHILOSOPHY

1. Introduction
2. Theory of Causation

2. INTRODUCTION

+ The Sankhya school is widely regarded as the work of

KAPILA.

+ Etymologically Samkhya derives from the word Sankhya

meaning NUMBER.
Since the school is heavily based on numbers, it deals with

25 categories.
* According to others, Sankhya means ‘Perfect

Knowledge'(Samyag-Jnana).

The first work of Sankhya system is the SANKHYA SUTRA
of KAPILA.

It is also believed that KAPILA wrote an elaborate version
called SANKHYA PRAAVACANA SUTRA hence this school
is also known as SANKHYAPRAYACANA.

Since KAPILA did not believe in the existence of God, this
school is sometimes referred to as the atheistic Sankhya
(Nirisvara Sankhya) as distinguished from YOGA which is
called the theistic Sankhya (Sesvara Sankhya).

3. * The school is mainly theoretical and contemplative in nature
unlike its counterpart the Yoga school, which is grounded in
practice.

¢ Important thinkers of this school are:-

1) KAPILA

2) ASURI

3) PANCASIKA

¢ Important works of this school are:-

> SANKHYA KARIKA BHASYA by Gaudapada

> SANKHYA PRAVACANA BHASYA VRTTI by Vijnanabhiksu
> TATTVAKAUMUDI by Vacaspati

¢ The school is known for its' metaphysical belief lies in Dualistic
Realism. It recognizes only two kinds of ultimate realities
namely, spirit and matter (Purusa and Prakrti).

It accepts the plurality of Purusa (self) and the existence of
matter(Prakrti).

4. THE THEORY OF CAUSATION

The Sankhya metaphysics especially its doctrine of Prakrti
rests mainly on its theory of causation which is known as
SATKARYAVADA.

The most important question here is “Does the EFFECT
inhere in its' material cause?

Those who say that the effect inheres in its' material cause
are known as Satkaryavadins. .

In other words, for Satkaryavadins the effect is already
there in the cause.

In opposition to this those who believe that the effect does
not exist previously in its cause are known as
Asatkaryavadins. It is also called ARAMBHAVADA.

For Asatkaryavadins the effect adds something new to the
cause which was not there from the beginning.

The theory that the effect does not exist in the material
cause prior to its production is known as ASATKARYAVADA

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The SANKHYA repudiate this theory of causation and
establish their view of SATKARYAVADA

This states that the effect exists in the material cause even
before it is produced.

The theory of SATKARYAVADA has got two different forms
namely PARINAMAVADA and VIVARTAVADA.

Those who regard effect as a real modification of the cause
are called Parinamavadins.

Sankhya Yoga (Prakrti Parinamavada)

Ramanuja (Brahma Parinamnavada)

Those who regard effect as an illusion or unreal appearance
are known as Vivartavadins.

Shunnyavada Buddhism (Shunya vivarta vada)

Vijnavada Buddhism (Vjnana vivarta vada)

Shankara (Brahma Vivarta Vada)