Tulsi Prajna 1994 01

SR No.: 524578
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1994
Total Pages: 186
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 8 MB

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THE PROSPECT OF CONTINUITY OF LIFE AFTER DEATH IN CHARVAK SYSTEM OFI
PHILOSOPHY
Dashrath Singh
It is rightly said that the Chārvāk is more hated than understood and more sinned than the sinners. The students of Indian philosophy are generally given impression that there is no possibility of life after death in the Chārvāk system of Philosophy for the reason that they criticise the vedic concepts of transcendental realities like heaven, Moksh, soul, dharma and adharma etc. (m Frant me पवर्गो मेवात्मा पारलौकिक:) and hold death as the cessation of life (Teri gara eta garamai ya:). But a deeper study of the system, I believe, will show that the Chārvāk are not against the continuity of life as such even after physical death. What they want to emphasise is that the Vedic concepts mentioned above, are untenable on the grounds of sound reasons. They cannot be proved on the basis of perception which is the valid soure of knowledge in the Chārvāk system of philosophy. The present paper, intends to analyse the real meanings of some of the statements of the chårvak which appear as rejecting the existence of life after death. It is my contention that the chārvāk certainly reject the vedic notions of transcendental realities, but not the existence of life as such after the event of death of the physical body. There is ample scope for the possibiliiy of re-incarnation of souls. The only condition for admitting this reality is that it should be proved or disproved by perceptual verification. The modern Para-Psychology, which has done a lot in the direction of verifying such para-psychic reality, can find welcome support in the chärvāk system of philosophy.