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and unhappiness.
(3) Tamas : It is a state of darkness caused by ignorance and solth resulting in unhappiness and apathy.
Human activity and mental disposition depends upon which of these three Gunas predominates and to what extent mental equilibrium is disturbed. These are the bare outlines of Sankhya and at this stage we need not go into the details of Sankhya ontology and philosophy. (For further discussion please refer to the auhtor's book titled "The Path of Arhat" Appendix D.)
Sankhya has many points of similarities with the Jain system of philosophy. They are :
(1) The Jains also calssfiy cosmos into two elements namely Jiva and Ajiva, which are quite similar to Sankhya's Purusha and Prakriti in their characteristiecs.
(2) Sankhya's Gunas result in Prakriti's evolution, while Jaina's theory of "Karma" resultes in the evolution of "Ajiva".
(3) The theory of cause and effect is preactically the same in both they systems
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