[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.439 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.439 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.439 - **Language:** English ### [c5.439](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.439) 3. Sānkhya. The Sānkhya and Yoga are classed together because they have much in common, but the Sānkhya is atheistical, while the Yoga is theistical. The Sānkhya was founded by the sage Kapila, and takes its name from its numeral or discriminative tendencies. The Sānkhya-Kārikā, the text-book of this school, has been translated by Colebrooke and Wilson, and part of the aphorisms of Kapila were translated for the Bibliotheca Indica by the late Dr. Ballantyne. - [Previous: c5.438](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.438) - [Next: c5.440](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.440) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Sāṃkhyakārikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.samkhya.samkhyakarika) — Īśvarakṛṣṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.439](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.439) · Pramāṇa