- (Sanskrit: आस्तिक; [ɑst̪ɪkᵊ], IAST: Āstika) and
Nāstika (Sanskrit: नास्तिक; [
n̪ɑst̪ɪkᵊ], IAST:
Nāstika) are
mutually exclusive terms that
modern scholars...
- post-medieval period.
Nastika or
hetrodox sampradayas do not
accept the
authority of the
Vedas are
nāstika philosophies, of
which four
nāstika (heterodox) schools...
- with the āstika
traditions but
reject the Vedas.
These have been
called nāstika (heterodox or non-orthodox) philosophies, and they include: Buddhism, Jainism...
-
remain nāstika religions.[citation needed]
Buddhists and
Jains have
disagreed that they are
nastika and have
redefined the
phrases āstika and
nāstika in their...
- the Arthaśāstra. A
traditional Hindu classification divides āstika and
nāstika schools of philosophy,
depending on one of
three alternate criteria: whether...
-
Hindi or Bengali, āstika and its
derivatives usually mean 'theist', and
nāstika and its
derivatives denote an 'atheist'; however, the two
terms in ancient-...
- sutras, and
Indian epic poetry.
Charvaka is
categorized as one of the
nāstika or "heterodox"
schools of
Indian philosophy. The
etymology of Charvaka...
-
Vedanta (Advaita, Dwaita, Bhedbheda, Vishistadvaita), and
unorthodox (
nastika) systems, such as Buddhism, Jainism, Ajivika, Ajnana,
Charvaka etc. as...
- Look up
nastika in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nastik may
refer to:
Nastika,
Indian philosophical schools and
persons that do not
accept the authority...
-
Vedas as authoritative, are
referred to as "heterodox" or "non-orthodox" (
nāstika) schools. The
Sanskrit word véda "knowledge, wisdom" is
derived from the...
