Theory of Transformation or Evolution(Parinamavada) | Indian Philosophy

The Samkhya view is found in the famous words of the Gita (2.16): “There can be no existence of the non-existent and no non-existence of the existent.”
According to this view, an effect is not a new entity; an effect is already contained in its cause in an unmanifested state, and the production of an effect merely means its manifestation. Since an effect exists in its cause in an unmanifested state even before its appearance, it is considered to be ever-existent (sat), and hence the Samkhya theory of causation is called Satkaryavada (the theory of ever-existent effect). As the manifestation of an effect is brought about by a change in the cause, which is conceived as a real change, it is called parinamavada or vikarvada, i.e., theory of transformation or evolution from the cause.