Indian philosophy

philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent
Intangible academic_discipline Q376022
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Summary

Indian philosophy is an academic discipline[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,923 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: philosophy[3]
  • Commons category: Indian philosophy[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Indian philosophy[5]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[6], Encyclopædia Britannica[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10]
  • Topic has template: Template:Indian philosophy[11], Šablona:Indická filosofie[12]
  • Different from: Hindu philosophy[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]

Why It Matters

Indian philosophy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → indian-philosophy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: indian-philosophy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936161|indian philosophy (#289936161)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002840-indicka-filozofie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002840-indicka-filozofie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
  3. 20w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → —
    Different from → Hindu philosophy
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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