Bhautikavada, Bhautikavāda, Bhautika-vada: 1 definition

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In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: International Journal of Jaina Studies: Haribhadra Sūri on Nyāya and Sāṃkhya

Bhautikavāda (भौतिकवाद) refers to the “doctrine on the materialism (of Cārvāka or Lokāyata)”.—The Śāstravārtāsamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri’s is not a compendium of philosophical systems (darśana) but a comprehensive account (samuccaya) of doctrinal (śāstra) expositions (vārtā/vārttā) or simply doctrines (vāda). The Śāstravārtāsamuccaya (also, Śāstravārttāsamuccaya) is subdivided into stabakas, chapters or sections, for example: Bhautikavāda—on the materialism of Cārvāka or Lokāyata.

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