With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school:
1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul.
2. Sankhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?(2013)
a)1 only
b)2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer B
- Samkhya is the oldest of the orthodox philosophical systems, and it postulates that everything in reality stems from purusha (self, soul or mind) and prakriti (matter, creative agency, energy).
- Purush cannot be modified or changed while prakriti brings change in all objects.
- Sankhya does accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul
