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Nāstika

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 197 words | Copyright

Nāstika (Skt., ‘atheistic’). Hindu term for heterodox systems of Indian religion and thought, which deny the authority of the Vedas. They include Carvaka, Jainism, and Buddhism.

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