curtisdeltablues: > You may be overstating that since Samkhya > came a lot later than many of the > principles in Hinduism... > Samkhya came long before 'Hinduism'; before the historical Buddha (563BCE), and before Buddhism. That's why historians think the Buddha may have been influenced by Samkhya. Patanjali's (200 BCE) yoga is derived from Samkhya. Likewise Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Sikhism, all influenced by the Samkhya dualism.
Samkhya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samkhya According to Theos Bernard, "...the Samkhya School of Kapila, on which the Yoga Sutras are based, is the oldest school of Hindu Philosophy, and is itself an attempt to harmonize the Vedas through reason." Work cited: "Foundations of Hindu Philosophy" by Theos Bernard, Ph.D. Author of 'Hatha Yoga', 'Penthouse of the Gods', 'Heaven Lies Within' etc. Philosophical Library 1947
