What is the primary cause of suffering in Samkhya?

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

Kapila and the Samkhya System: Nature over Divinity (2020 PYQ)

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.

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Correct Option: A

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.

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.

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.