n. Hinduism
A system of Hindu philosophy based on a dualism involving the ultimate principles of soul and potential matter.
[Sanskrit sā·khya-, based on enumeration, Sankhya, from sa·khyā, enumeration : sam, together; see sandhi + khyāti, he tells.]
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