What is the primary cause of suffering in Samkhya?

The confusion (Avidya) between the self (Purusha) and nature (Prakriti).

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UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: Read the following statements and choose the correct option: Statement I: Kapila is the earliest exponent of Samkhya system. Statement II: Kapila teaches that a man's life is shaped by the forces of nature and not by any divine agency.

Kapila is the earliest exponent of the Samkhya system. He taught that the world and human life are products of natural evolution (Prakriti) rather than divine agency.

Exam Year

2020

Evidence Source

Link

ID: HIS_PHI_2020_88 Ref: A History of Indian Philosophy by S.N. Dasgupta

Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Statement I: Kapila is the earliest exponent of Samkhya system.
Statement II: Kapila teaches that a man's life is shaped by the forces of nature and not by any divine agency.