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| Q. |
Who among the following was not a physician? |
| A. | Sushruta |
| B. | Charaka |
| C. | Charvaka |
| D. | Dhanvantari |
| Answer» C. Charvaka | |
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Explanation: Charvaka is a system of Indian philosophy that assumes various forms of philosophical skepticism and religious indifference. It is characterized as a materialistic and atheistic school of thought. While this branch of Indian philosophy is today not considered to be part of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, some describe it as an atheistic or materialistic philosophical movement within Hinduism. It emergedas an alternative to the orthodox Hindu schools as well as a philosophical predecessor to subsequent or ontemporaneous nastika philosophies such as Ajivika, Jainism and Buddhism. |
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