Submitted by laulrivera on April 15, 2008

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Carvaka

Carvaka was a vedic school which then became non-hinduistic. It was constructed on

materialism and overindulgence, and is also known as Lokayata. The doctrine, Lokayata, holds

that only this world exists and there is no beyond. The Carvaka has a distinct teaching which

influences the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and philosophy of religion and each

will be discussed.

Metaphysics deals with a branch of philosophy that is concerned with the ultimate

nature of existence. (Reference) In the context of the Carvaka it is materialism. There was a

view that the body is the...

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