Beautiful article. I feel the history of India is old, so the history of atheism could also not be far behind. The Charvaka and the Ajivika school of thought is testament to that.
I am an atheist (as defined by the west which is doesn’t believe in the all powerful God who decides our fate) so this is an unbiased comment. There is a gross mistake in the understanding of Indian atheism, nastik darshan.
Firstly, Buddhism, Jainism, Charvak just like Mimamsa, Nyay, Vaisheshika, Yoga and Sandhya are not religions but philosophies (darshans).
Out of these, Buddhism, Jainism, Charvak are called Nastik darshans and the rest Aastik.
In this article, naastik has been wrongly interpreted as not believing in God. Nastik means doesn’t believe in the Vedas. So they don’t take Vedas as the final word.
Believing or not believing in God is not forced or a written rule in any of naastik or other philosophies other than mimamsas.
bahut he achi report hai mare khiyal se yeh nymber or v jyda high hoya aane wale same main
Beautiful article. I feel the history of India is old, so the history of atheism could also not be far behind. The Charvaka and the Ajivika school of thought is testament to that.
I am an atheist (as defined by the west which is doesn’t believe in the all powerful God who decides our fate) so this is an unbiased comment. There is a gross mistake in the understanding of Indian atheism, nastik darshan.
Firstly, Buddhism, Jainism, Charvak just like Mimamsa, Nyay, Vaisheshika, Yoga and Sandhya are not religions but philosophies (darshans).
Out of these, Buddhism, Jainism, Charvak are called Nastik darshans and the rest Aastik.
In this article, naastik has been wrongly interpreted as not believing in God. Nastik means doesn’t believe in the Vedas. So they don’t take Vedas as the final word.
Believing or not believing in God is not forced or a written rule in any of naastik or other philosophies other than mimamsas.
If you believe in god and other religious concepts. Then you can’t be atheist. And also Buddhists don’t believe in god like concepts.