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EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The existence of soul in Indian philosophy has not been accepted by the schools known as
A
The Buddhists
B
The Charvakas
C
Both (A) and (B)
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Advaita (Adi Shankara): It states that both the individual self (Atman) and Brahman are the same, and knowing this difference causes liberation. Visishtadvaita (Ramanuja): It believes that all diversity is subsumed to a unified whole.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Hinduism the atman (“breath, ” or “soul”) is the universal, eternal self, of which each individual soul (jiva or jiva-atman) partakes. The jiva-atman is also eternal but is imprisoned in an earthly body at birth.

Detailed explanation-3: -These systems, accept the authority of Vedas and are regarded as orthodox (astika) schools of Hindu philosophy; besides these, schools that do not accept the authority of the Vedas are heterodox (nastika) systems such as Buddhism, Jainism, Ajivika and Charvaka.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is not school of Heterodox Indian Philosophy? Explanation: The Schools of Indian Philosophy that do not accept the authority of Vedas are by definition unorthodox (nastika) systems. Vaisheshika school of Indian Philosophy is orthodox school Indian Philosophy. Hence, A is the correct option.

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