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Indian philosophy

the classing of schools as accepting the Veda's authority (āstika) or rejecting it (nāstika), which Nicholson dates to late medieval consolidation.

In Indian philosophy, astika and nastika refers to the classing of schools as accepting the Veda's authority (āstika) or rejecting it (nāstika), which Nicholson dates to late medieval consolidation. This meaning comes from Nicholson (2010) in Unifying Hinduism.[1]

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Nicholson, A. J. (2010). Unifying Hinduism. Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.7312/nich14986

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