Indian materialism

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Charvaka
gptkb:Lokayata
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkb:Mimamsa
gptkb:Nyaya
gptkb:Samkhya
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:yoga
gptkb:Ajivika
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Adi_Shankara
Buddhist philosophers
Jain philosophers
gptkbp:declinedAfter rise of Buddhism and Vedanta
gptkbp:emphasizes material reality
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 6th century BCE
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Tattvopaplava_Simha
Charvaka Sutras
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian materialism
gptkbp:influenced debates in Indian philosophy
gptkbp:influencedBy ancient Indian skepticism
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern Indian rationalism
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Brihaspati
gptkbp:opposedBy afterlife
karma
supernatural
Vedas as authority
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:teaches gptkb:naturalist
atheism
empiricism
rejection of ritualism
perception as only valid source of knowledge
pleasure as highest good
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nastika_schools
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6