Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t10.22

v1.c7.s7.t10.22

According to the Samkhya school, the transformation of worldly objects or life phenomena is related to both *Prakriti* and *Purusha*, though to varying degrees. Only negative *Prakriti* can directly engender objects, with the positive *Purusha* playing a collaborative role. The Samkhya school offered several arguments to prove the existence of *Prakriti* and *Purusha*.