INDIAN SCHOOLS OF PHILOSOPHY
ASTIKA
(ORTHODOX)
NASTIKA
(HETERODOX)
(SRAMANA MOVEMENT)
VEDAS ARE SUPREME AUTHORITY
EXISTENCE OF BRAHMA AND ATMAN
VEDAS ARE NOT SUPREME AUTHORITY
DO NOT FOLLOW THE CONCEPT OF BRAHMA AND ATMA
SAMKHYA
SAGE KAPILA
NYAYA
SAGE GAUTAM
VAISHESHIKA
SAGE KANNADA
YOGA
SAGE PATANJALI
PURVA MIMAMSA
SAGE JAMINI
UTTAR MIMASA/
VEDANTA/
UPANISHAD
SAGE VYAS
VEDANTA TRADITIONS
DVAITA
MADHAVACHARYA
VISHISTADVAITA
RAMANUJA
ADVAITA
ADI SHANKARACHARYA
DVAITA-DVAITA
NIMBARKACHARYA
SHUDHADVAITA
VALLABHACHARYA
ACHINTYA BHEDA ABHEDA
(inconceivable one-ness and difference)
CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU
BUDDHISM
GAUTAM BUDDHA
JAINISM
NATAPUTRA MAHAVIRA
RISHABH DEVA-1ST TIRTHANKAR
CHARVAKA
(HEDONISM/
MATERAILISM)
BRIHASPATI
AJIVIKA
(FATALISM/
NIYATIVADA)
MAKHALI GHOSSALA
(we are powerless; suffering is pre-destined.)
LOKAYATA/
UNCHEDVADI
(Materialism)
AJITA KESAKAMBALI
(“with death, all is annihilated.”)Tam-Jivam-tam-sariram-vada
SASSTAVADA
(Eternalism)
PAKUDHA KACCAYANA
(earth, water, fire, air, joy, sorrow, and soul are eternal.)
AJNANA/
SANDEHVADI
(Agnosticism)
SANJAYA
BELATTHIPUTTA
(“I don’t think.” So, I don’t think in that way otherwise. I don’t think not or not.”)
AKRIYAVADI
(Amoralism)
PURANA KASSAPA
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