Dharma means the righteous way of living and sutra refers to the key or code. The Dharma-sutras originated from the […]
Hinduism
Grihya-sutra
Grihya-sutras, or related to the domestic, were manuals detailing Vedic fire ceremonies relating to rites of passage in one’s life […]
Shrauta-sutra
Shrauta means belonging to “shruti” (that which is heard). They are based on the four Vedas (called shrutis)- Rig Veda, Yajur […]
Ajivika
Ajivikas were a community that believed in the aspect of fate or absolute determinism and made no effort to attain salvation, through concerted efforts.
Samkhya
For a school of philosophy that shares its roots with Yoga, it is interesting that Samkhya is unknown to the vast majority of modern-day Hindus. Today, Samkhya as a philosophical system, appears to be mostly confined to academic circles.