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Isvara Krishna (Sanskrit: ईश्वर कृष्णः, IAST: Īśvara Kṛṣṇa, Chinese: 自在黑; pinyin: Zìzàihēi) (fl. c. 350 CE)[1] was an Indian philosopher and sage. He was the author of Samkhyakarika (“Verses on Samkhya”), an account of the universe and its components (tattvas) according to the Samkhya school, one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy.[2] Samkhyakarika is the earliest surviving authoritative text on classical Samkhya philosophy.[3]
Isvara Krishna in Kārikā describes himself as laying down the essential teachings of
Al Biruni, the Persian visitor to India in the early 11th century, suggests Samkhyakarika was an established and definitive text in India in his times.[6]
Samkhya philosophy is said to have inspired some early
Saivism
.
References
- ^ "Sankhya | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy". Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ISBN 978-1-136-38973-3.
- ^ King 1999, p. 63
- ^ King 1999, p. 63
- ^ Larson 1998, pp. 147–149
- ^ Larson 1998, pp. 150–151
- ISBN 978-0691604411, pages 2-8, 114-116
- ISBN 978-0691604411, pages 6-7, 74-88, 113-122, 315-318
Sources
- King, Richard (1999), Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-0954-3
- Larson, Gerald James (1998), Classical Sāṃkhya: An Interpretation of Its History and Meaning, London: Motilal Banarasidass, ISBN 81-208-0503-8