Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t10.23

v1.c7.s7.t10.23

Concerning the existence of *Prakriti*, the No. 15 of *Samkhya-karika* explained that “everything in the world has a limit, for which there must be a fundamental cause. Things are different, but they share a commonality that stems from the same cause. Everything that can be generated must be attributable to a relevant cause. Cause is different from effect. All the different objects in the world are the "effect", from which can be deduced a different "cause". All things must be attributable to a fundamental cause, which ultimately makes them the same thing. Thus, for all these reasons, it can be established with certainty that there exists the fundamental *Prakriti*”.