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  2. Āstika and nāstika - Wikipedia

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    Āstika (Sanskrit: आस्तिक; [ɑst̪ɪkᵊ], IAST: Āstika) and Nāstika (Sanskrit: नास्तिक; [n̪ɑst̪ɪkᵊ], IAST: Nāstika) are mutually exclusive terms that modern scholars use to classify the schools of Indian philosophy as well as some Hindu, Buddhist and Jain texts.

  3. Astika (sage) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Mahabharata, Astika saved the life of the serpent Takshaka.This occurred when the king Janamejaya organised a snake sacrifice known as the Sarpa Satra, where he made great sacrifices of serpents, to avenge for the death of his father Parikshit, [3] due to snakebite of Takshaka.

  4. Hindu atheism - Wikipedia

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    The Rig Veda, the oldest of the Vedas, deals with significant skepticism around the fundamental question of a divine creator and the createdness of the universe.It does not, in many instances, categorically accept the existence of a creator, or if it seemingly does so, it still remains skeptical about the capacity of such a god.

  5. Pagglait - Wikipedia

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    Pagglait is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film written and directed by Umesh Bist. The film was produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Guneet Monga and Achin Jain under the banners Balaji Motion Pictures and Sikhya Entertainment. [5]

  6. Sarpa Satra - Wikipedia

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    Sarpayaga from Razmnama. When King Janamejaya wanted to know the reasons for his father Parikshit's death, details were made known by his council of Ministers. [16] Uttanka, one of the priests in the court of Janamejaya, who had also been cheated by Takshaka, gave a detailed account of Parikshit's death and urged Janamejaya to take revenge by holding the snake sacrifice. [17]

  7. Sri Aastik Swami Mandir, Raebareli - Wikipedia

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    The temple is located on the banks of the River Sai in Lalupur village. [1] It is about 10 kilometers from Raebareli, an urban area in Uttar Pradesh, India.This temple is one of the most important places of worship to the Hindu deity 'Sri Aastik Swami', who is also known as the Lord of Snakes.

  8. Asoha - Wikipedia

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    A legendary figure named Astik is worshipped in Asoha. [3] He is said to have been born during the Dvapara Yuga period, [4] and that at the time of the great Sarpa Satra performed by Janamejaya, Astik received a boon from the serpent Takshak, who promised him that men bitten by snakes would recover if they took his name.

  9. Charvaka - Wikipedia

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    Charvaka (Sanskrit: चार्वाक; IAST: Cārvāka), also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient school of Indian materialism. [1] It's an example of the atheistic schools in the Ancient Indian philosophies.