Sāṃkhya System

Christopher Key Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University. His previous books include Yoga and the Luminous: Patañjali's Spiritual Path to Freedom and Living Landscapes: Meditations on the Five Elements in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Yogas, both published by SUNY Press.

• Regarding ArdhanārīśvaraGayatri SehgalPrefaceIntroductionChristopher Key ChappleSāṃkhya Kārikā of ĪśvarakṛṣṇaPart I: Philosophical and Textual Approaches to the Sāṃkhya Kārikā1. What Is the Ground of Manifest Reality in the Sāṃkhya Kārikā? An Existential Phenomenological Theory of Vyaktaprakṛti as the Self-Manifesting of SaṃyogaGeoff Ashton2. The Role of Vitality (Prāṇa) in the Sāṃkhya Quest for FreedomAna Laura Funes Maderey3. The Place of Meditative Soteriological Practice in Sāṃkhya PhilosophyMikel Burley4. The Determinative Nature of the Guṇas and Bhāvas in the Sāṃkhya KarikāChristopher Key Chapple5. Pratyaya: State of Mind in Yoga and SāṃkhyaSrivatsa RamaswamiPart II: Living Expressions of Sāṁkhya6. Kāpil Maṭh: A Contemporary Living Tradition of SāṃkhyayogaMarzenna Jakubczak7. Observing Sāṃkhya Categories in a Mid-Twentieth-Century VillageMcKim Marriott8. Sāṃkhya/Yoga as Culture and ReleaseAlfred CollinsAppendix: Sāṃkhya Kārikā Grammatical AnalysisRob ZabelBibliographyContributorsIndex

"…The Sāṃkhya System is a masterful compilation … The volume is an essential addition to the libraries of those seeking a nuanced interpretation of India's most foundational philosophical architecture. It is a dense, rewarding, and deeply analytical work that proves that Sāṃkhya is not just a way of counting, but a way of seeing. This book offers a robust, dualistic alternative to those who find modern spiritualities lacking in metaphysical depth." — Reading Religion"This book offers a fresh look at Sāṃkhya, treating it as a living philosophical tradition worthy of sustained attention. In addition, the new translation of the Sāṃkhya Kārikā at the beginning of this work, plus the in-depth grammatical analysis in the appendix, will be invaluable to students of Sāṃkhya looking for an accessible version of the text." — Andrew J. Nicholson, author of Lord Śiva's Song: The Īśvara Gītā"Sāṃkhya is a fascinating and profound philosophy that deserves much more scholarly attention. This book takes a multifaceted approach to the tradition, engaging with several different academic disciplines—philology, philosophy, history, sociology, anthropology, and textual studies. The contributors do an excellent job of firmly locating Sāṃkhya as a living religious philosophy that in many respects permeates all of Indian culture." — D. E. Osto, Massey University of New Zealand