Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t17.8

v1.c7.s7.t17.8

No independent works on Lokayata can be found now. The *Brihaspati Sutra*, an alleged classic text in the 7^th century BCE, is already lost. In India, very few Lokayata texts have been preserved. People mainly depend on other Indian schools' introduction or criticism to find out the development and ideas of Lokayata. Such extant texts include among others: the *Sarva-Siddhānta-Samgraha* composed by Samkara (788-820), the *Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha* by Madhva (about 13^th century CE), the *Prabodhacandrodaya* by Krsna Mis'ra (about 12^th century CE), and the *Saddār ana-samuccaya* by Haribhandra Suri (about the 8^th century CE). Besides, Buddhist texts and others also contain many but sporadic Lokayata activities and ideas, and lack of any systematic discussion. The two great Indian epics also contain some information on Lokayata.