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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -atman, (Sanskrit: “self, ” “breath”) one of the most basic concepts in Hinduism, the universal self, identical with the eternal core of the personality that after death either transmigrates to a new life or attains release (moksha) from the bonds of existence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Samkhya or Sankya (/ˈsɑːŋkjə/; Sanskrit ), IAST: sāṅkhya) is a dualistic school of Indian philosophy. It views reality as composed of two independent principles, puruṣa (’consciousness’ or spirit); and prakṛti, (nature or matter, including the human mind and emotions). Puruṣa is the witness-consciousness.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Indian philosophies, pramana are the means which can lead to knowledge, and serve as one of the core concepts in Indian epistemology. It has been one of the key, much debated fields of study in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism since ancient times.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian thought has been concerned with various philosophical problems, significant among which are the nature of the world (cosmology), the nature of reality (metaphysics), logic, the nature of knowledge (epistemology), ethics, and the philosophy of religion.