Hindu philosophy refers to a group of darśanas (philosophies, world views, teachings) that emerged in ancient India. The mainstream Hindu philosophy includes six systems (ṣaḍdarśana) – Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta. These are also called the Astika (orthodox) philosophical traditions and are those that accept the Vedas as authoritative, important source of knowledge.[note 1][note 2] Ancient and medieval India was also the source of philosophies that share philosophical concepts but rejected the Vedas, and these have been called nāstika (heterodox or non-orthodox) Indian philosophies. Nāstika Indian philosophies include Buddhism, Jainism, Cārvāka, Ājīvika, and others. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was the origin of Hindu philosophy? ANS1 ancient India QSN2 How many main systems of Hindu philosophy are there? ANS2 six QSN3 What are the main orthodox systems of Hindu philosophy called? ANS3 Astika QSN4 What is the accepted source of knowledge in the Astika system? ANS4 Vedas QSN5 What are the non-orthodox Indian philosophies that do not accept Vedas called? ANS5 nāstika