Samkhyainspired
Samkhyainspired is an adjective used to describe ideas, practices, or works that draw on Samkhya, the ancient Indian school of philosophy that posits a dualistic ontology consisting of Purusha (consciousness) and Prakriti (matter). It also emphasizes the theory of the three gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—as tendencies that shape perception, cognition, and behavior. The term is used in academic and popular contexts to signal that a given approach or artifact reflects Samkhya's distinctions between observer and observed, and its account of the genesis of the material world through the interaction of Purusha and Prakriti.
In scholarly use, Samkhyainspired work may engage with the enumeration of principles, the classification of sensorial
Critics note that Samkhya presents a dualistic cosmos that contrasts with nondual traditions, and that contemporary