Carvaka - Brihaspati and Lokayata - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia - Carvaka
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Carvaka, also frequentl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism Vs. Lokayata
Carvakas cultivated a philosophy wherein theology and what they called 'speculative' metaphysics were to be avoided. The Carvakas accepte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Brihaspati And Lokayata
It is said that the Hindu sage Brihaspati, the preceptor of the Vedic gods, founded and preached the Lokayata thought, though this involv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Madhavacharya And Carvaka System
Madhavacharya, the 14th century Vedantic philosopher from South India, for instance, starts his famous work The Sarva-darsana-sangraha wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Lokayata On The Role Of Women
The Carvaka doctrines of equality and freedom preserved and enhanced the dignity of women. A woman's position in a world controlled by me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Abul Fazl On Lokayata
An extract from Aaine-Akbari (vol.III, tr. by H. S. Barrett, pp217-218) written by Abul Fazl, the famous historian of Akbar's court, ment...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carvaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Carvaka - Hinduism Buddhism & Jainism Vs. Lokayata
Carvakas cultivated a philosophy wherein theology and what they called 'speculative' metaphysics were to be avoided. The Carvakas accepte...   » Read the article