Charvaka school

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:allows perception as valid knowledge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lokayata
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkb:Mimamsa
gptkb:Nyaya
gptkb:Samkhya
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:Vaisheshika
gptkb:yoga
gptkbp:declinedAfter medieval period
gptkbp:emphasizes materialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charvaka school
gptkbp:influencedBy materialist traditions
gptkbp:knownFor secondary sources
gptkbp:mentionedIn Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:notableFor Barhaspatya Sutras (lost)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Vedas
afterlife
karma
moksha
supernaturalism
inference as valid knowledge
testimony as valid knowledge
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:primarySourceLost yes
gptkbp:teaches skepticism
hedonism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nyaya_schools
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6