▁and ▁M ī m ā ṃ s ā , ▁it ▁became ▁ob sole te ▁by ▁the ▁later ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁when ▁the ▁various ▁sub - sch ools ▁of ▁V ed anta ▁( D v ait a ▁" du al ism ", ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed anta ▁" non - du al ism " ▁and ▁others ) ▁began ▁to ▁rise ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁divisions ▁of ▁religious ▁philosophy . ▁Ny aya ▁surv ived ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁as ▁Nav ya ▁Ny aya ▁" Ne o - N y aya ", ▁while ▁Sam kh ya ▁gradually ▁lost ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁school , ▁its ▁ten ets ▁absor bed ▁into ▁Y oga ▁and ▁V ed anta . ▁ ▁S ā mk h ya ▁and ▁Y oga ▁ ▁S ā mk h ya ▁is ▁a ▁dual ist ▁philosoph ical ▁tradition ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Sam k hy ak ar ika ▁( c . ▁ 3 2 0 – 5 4 0 ▁CE ), ▁while ▁the ▁Y oga ▁school ▁was ▁a ▁closely ▁related ▁tradition ▁emphas izing ▁med itation ▁and ▁liber ation ▁whose ▁major ▁text ▁is ▁the ▁Y oga ▁s ut ras ▁( c . ▁ 4 0 0 ▁CE ). ▁Element s ▁of ▁proto - Sam kh ya ▁ideas ▁can ▁however ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Up an ish ads . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁closely ▁related ▁schools ▁was ▁that ▁Y oga ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a