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Āstika and nāstika

Āstika (Sanskrit: आस्तिक, IAST: āstika) and Nāstika (Sanskrit: नास्तिक, IAST: nāstika) are mutually exclusive terms that modern scholars use to classify the schools of Indian philosophy as well as some Hindu, Buddhist and Jain texts. The various definitions for āstika and nāstika philosophies have been disputed since ancient times, and there is no…

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Samkhya
Kapila
Secular
Valluvar
Vaisheshika
Kaṇāda, Prashastapada
Yoga
Patanjali

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Classification of schools

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Āstika and nāstika

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples20
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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Āstika and nāstika

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related to Classification of schools · 3
Āstika and nāstika → Indian, Nāstika, The
Samkhya · 1
Āstika and nāstika → Kapila
Secular · 1
Āstika and nāstika → Valluvar
Vaisheshika · 1
Āstika and nāstika → Kaṇāda, Prashastapada
Yoga · 1
Āstika and nāstika → Patanjali

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āstika nāstika buddhism indian one schools vedas sanskrit vedic jainism heterodox traditions literature philosophy philosophies existence self hindu buddhist scholar

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Āstika and nāstikaSamkhyaKapila1.00infobox
Āstika and nāstikaSecularValluvar1.00infobox
Āstika and nāstikaVaisheshikaKaṇāda, Prashastapada1.00infobox
Āstika and nāstikaYogaPatanjali1.00infobox
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asserting Ahimsainstance ofIt is also silent or contradictory on specific rituals0.80text
ahimsainstance ofis one who believes that there is a purpose and merit in an ethical life0.80text
a version of Manusmritiinstance ofwas based on a narrow study of literature0.80text
while in truth these terms are more complexinstance ofwas based on a narrow study of literature0.80text
contextually apply within the diverse schools of Indian philosophies.The most common meaning of astikainstance ofwas based on a narrow study of literature0.80text
nastikainstance ofwas based on a narrow study of literature0.80text
in Buddhisminstance ofwas based on a narrow study of literature0.80text

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