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Which one of the following schools has not accepted anumana (inference) as a valid source of knowledge?

  1. Advaita Vedanta
  2. Visistadvaita
  3. Charvaka
  4. Sankhya
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  1. Charvaka

The Lokāyata (Cārvāka) school recognized perception (pratkaysa) alone as a reliable source of knowledge.  They, therefore, rejected two commonly held pramānas: 1) inference (anumana) and 2) testimony (sabda).  

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