Cārvāka

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Lokāyata
gptkbp:category Nāstika school
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Vedantins
Jains
other Hindu schools
gptkbp:emphasizes empiricism
direct perception
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cārvāka
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Indian_skepticism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableFor Bṛhaspati Sūtra (lost)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Vedas
afterlife
karma
moksha
reincarnation
rituals
soul
supernatural
inference as valid knowledge
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:period 6th century BCE or earlier
gptkbp:philosophy atheism
materialism
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkbp:scripture lost texts
gptkbp:source secondary literature
gptkbp:teaches pleasure is the only good
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarvadarśanasaṅgraha
gptkb:Indian_skepticism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7