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The Sankhya philosophy was founded by —

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AMaharishi Gautama
BMaharishi Kapila
CMaharishi Kanada
DMaharishi Patanjali
Correct Answer: Maharishi KapilaYour Answer: B

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Kapila is traditionally regarded as the founder or earliest teacher of Sankhya philosophy, which analyses purusha and prakriti and explains liberation through discriminative knowledge. Kanada, Patanjali and Gautama belong to other schools.

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