HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Maurya period
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Gupta period
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Vedic period
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Buddha period
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Detailed explanation-1: -Correct Option: D. The six distinct schools of Indian philosophy Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaishasika, Mimansa, Vedanta became fully articulated during the Gupta period.
Detailed explanation-2: -These are known as Vaishesika, Nyaya, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimansa and Vedanta or Uttara Mimansa.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is SIx. There are six schools of Indian philosophy known as Shad Darshanas. Each philosophical system has its distinctive way of observing things in the world. The six principal Hindu darshans are Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta.
Detailed explanation-4: -Samkhya: Samkhya is the oldest of the orthodox philosophical systems, and it postulates that everything, in reality, stems from purusha (self, soul or mind) and prakriti (matter, creative agency, energy).
Detailed explanation-5: -Vaisheshika, (Sanskrit: “Particular”) one of the six systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy, significant for its naturalism, a feature that is not characteristic of most Indian thought. The Sanskrit philosopher Kanada Kashyapa (2nd–3rd century ce?) expounded its theories and is credited with founding the school.