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The Samkhya Sutras: A Treatise on Dualism and the Nature of Reality
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According to the Samkhya Sutras, what are the two fundamental realities that constitute the universe?
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Purusha and Prakriti
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The Samkhya Sutras posit the existence of two fundamental realities: Purusha (consciousness) and Prakriti (matter). Purusha is pure consciousness, unchanging and inactive, while Prakriti is the material cause of the universe, consisting of three gunas (qualities): sattva, rajas, and tamas.