Explore the Charvaka School of Materialism
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Who is traditionally referred to as the founder of Charvaka or Lokāyata philosophy?

  • Gautama Buddha
  • Parshvanatha
  • Brihaspati (correct)
  • Charvaka

    • What are the proper sources of knowledge according to Charvaka philosophy?

  • Philosophical skepticism
  • Direct perception, empiricism, and conditional inference (correct)
  • Ritualism and supernaturalism
  • Primary literature

    • What happened to much of the primary literature of Charvaka, the Barhaspatya sutras?

  • It was compiled from secondary literature
  • It was well-documented
  • It was re-organized
  • It was lost (correct)

    • Which two religions opposed the Charvaka philosophy during the Hindu reformation period?

    <p>Buddhism and Jainism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where have the teachings of Charvaka been compiled from?

    <p>Historic secondary literature such as shastras, sutras, and Indian epic poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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