Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t10.38

v1.c7.s7.t10.38

*Reincarnation and Liberation* - Like the majority of Indian philosophical schools, the Samkhya school also espoused the theory of "reincarnation and liberation". According to *samkhya* philosophy, the universe is full of pain and misery. It divided the state of reincarnation into three realms: demi-god realm, animal realm, and human realm. The school believed that things stuck in reincarnation cannot rid themselves of pain and misery, and life has three kinds of pain: Adhatmika; Adibhoutika; and Adhidaivika.