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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Samkhya philosophy, the distinction between liberation and bondage is only practical. The self is not bound and it is the ego that is liberated. Self is beyond both liberation and bondage.

Detailed explanation-2: -kaivalya, (Sanskrit: “separateness”) in the Samkhya school of Hinduism, a state of liberation (moksha: literally, “release”) that the consciousness of an individual (purusha: “self” or “soul”) achieves by realizing that it is separate from matter (prakriti).

Detailed explanation-3: -Sankhya Philosophy believes that self-knowledge, rather than any external influence or agent, leads to freedom. Samkhya is the philosophical basis of Yoga Philosophy, given by Patanjali.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both purusha and prakriti are infinite, perfect, complete and whole. Purusha and prakriti are two fundamental principles that constitute two of the twenty-five tattvas of Samkhya.

Detailed explanation-5: -Samkhya adopts a consistent dualism of matter (prakriti) and the eternal spirit (purusha). The two are originally separate, but in the course of evolution purusha mistakenly identifies itself with aspects of prakriti.