Editing Charvaka (section)

===Religion===
Charvakas rejected many of the standard religious conceptions of Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Ajivikas, such as an [[afterlife]], [[reincarnation]], [[samsara]], [[karma]] and [[ritual|religious rites]]. They were critical of the [[Vedas]], as well as Buddhist scriptures.{{sfn|Hayes|2001|p=187-212}}

The ''[[Sarva-Darsana-Sangraha|Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha]]'' with commentaries by [[Madhavacharya of Sringeri|Madhavacharya]] describes the Charvakas as critical of the Vedas, materialists without morals and ethics. To Charvakas, the text states, the Vedas suffered from several faults – errors in transmission across generations, untruth, self-contradiction and [[tautology (grammar)|tautology]]. The Charvakas pointed out the disagreements, debates and mutual rejection by ''karmakanda'' Vedic priests and ''jñānakanda'' Vedic priests, as proof that either one of them is wrong or both are wrong, as both cannot be right.{{sfn|Hayes|2001|p=187-212}}{{sfn|Madhavacharya|n.d.|pp=3-7}}{{sfn|Acharya|1894|pp=5-9}}

Charvakas, according to ''Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha'' verses 10 and 11, declared the Vedas to be incoherent rhapsodies whose only usefulness was to provide livelihood to priests. They also held the belief that Vedas were invented by man, and had no divine authority.{{sfn|Acharya|1894|p=10}}

Charvakas rejected the need for ethics or morals, and suggested that "while life remains, let a man live happily, let him feed on [[ghee]] even though he runs in debt".{{sfn|Acharya|1894|p=10}}

The Jain scholar Haribhadra, in the last section of his text ''Saddarsanasamuccaya'', includes Charvaka in his list of six ''[[darśana]]s'' of Indian traditions, along with [[Buddhism]], [[Nyaya]]-[[Vaisheshika]], [[Samkhya]], [[Jainism]] and [[Jaiminiya]].{{sfn|Potter|2003|pp=435–436|ps=:See verses 78-end (ET99-end)}} Haribhadra notes that Charvakas assert that there is nothing beyond the senses, consciousness is an emergent property, and that it is foolish to seek what cannot be seen.{{sfn|Potter|2003|pp=435}}

The accuracy of these views, attributed to Charvakas, has been contested by scholars.{{sfn|Bhattacharya|2011|pp=10, 29–32}}{{sfn|Riepe|1964|p=}}