Charvaka (Sanskrit: चार्वाक; IAST: Cārvāka), also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient school of Indian materialism. It is considered as one example of the...

heterodox (nāstika or sramanic) schools—Jain, Buddhist, Ajivika, Ajñana, and Charvaka. The āstika group embraces the Vedas as an essential source of its foundations...

the first known proponent of Indian materialism, and forerunner to the Charvaka school. He was probably a contemporary of the Buddha and Mahavira. It has...

of materialism and anti-theism. Its tenets are at the foundation of the Charvaka school of non-orthodox Indian philosophy. The Brihaspati Sutras manuscript...

Brhaspati), or Lokāyata sutras are the foundational texts of the nastika Charvaka school of materialist philosophy. This text has been lost, and is known...

unorthodox (nastika) systems, such as Buddhism, Jainism, Ajivika, Ajnana, Charvaka etc. as well as other schools such as Raseswera, Paninya, Pratyabhijna...

philosophies, sometimes referred to as heterodox schools, are Buddhism, Jainism, Chārvāka, Ājīvika, and Ajñana. However, this orthodox-heterodox terminology is a...

hedonism was discussed by the Cyrenaics and Epicureans in ancient Greece, the Charvaka school in ancient India, and Yangism in ancient China. It attracted less...

death. The subtle material body follows the soul throughout rebirths. The Charvaka school of thought asserts that we have only one life, rejecting the idea...

Religion Dravidian folk religion Hinduism Jainism Buddhism Śramaṇa Ājīvika Charvaka Regions South India (Dravida) Sri Lanka South Asia People Dravidian peoples...