[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c6.s5.3 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.3 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.s5.3 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.3) The school of Cārvāka is perhaps the oldest of all philosophical systems. It was cultivated in non-Vedic traditions, although the ideas of Cārvāka philosophy are reflected in the Vedic Saṁhitās and the Upaniṣads. In \*Mahābhārata\*, a brāhmaṇa named Cārvāka, said to be a friend of Duryodhana, confronts Yudhiṣṭhira with disturbing questions, and is eventually killed by other brāhmaṇas. Subsequently, Śrīkṛṣṇa explains the genesis of Cārvāka and his philosophy through a story. Cārvāka accordingly was a \*rākṣasa\*, who attained brāhmaṇahood by performing rigorous penance.⁷⁷ - [Previous: c6.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.2) - [Next: c6.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.4) - [Up: c6.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5) ## Cites (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.s5.3) · Pramāṇa