Cārvāka Muni—the originator of hedonistic philosophy.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-C-›Carvaka Muni-the originator Carvaka Muni-the originator of hedonistic philosophy. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/c/carvaka-muni-the-originator-of-hedonistic-philosophy Previous: Carlyle, Thomas (1795-1881)-a Scottish historian and social critic who was an important philosophical moralist of the early Victorian age. He was opposed to empiricism, mechanism and materialism. Next: Carvaka-a Raksasa, who was a close friend of Duryodhana. He took the form of a brahmana and tried to condemn Yudhisthira as an enemy of the people. He was recognized by the brahmanas who then chanted mantras turning him into ashes.