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Detailed explanation-1: -Sometimes described as one of the rationalist schools of Indian philosophy, it relied exclusively on reason. While samkhya-like speculations can be found in the Rig Veda and some of the older Upanishads, some western scholars have proposed that Samkhya may have non-Vedic origins, and developed in ascetic milieus.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the key differences between Samkhya Philosophy and Advaita Vedanta is that they accept both Nirguna Brahman and Saguna Brahman. Prakriti is the physical world and links to the cosmic energy or shakti, which is the feminine side of Brahman.

Detailed explanation-3: -Samkhya is the oldest of the orthodox philosophical schools, and it holds that everything, in reality, is derived from Purusha (self, soul, or intellect) and Prakriti (matter, creative agency, energy).

Detailed explanation-4: -Samkhya posits the existence of an infinite number of similar but separate purushas, none superior to any other. Because purusha and prakriti are sufficient to explain the universe, the existence of a god is not hypothesized.