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This article challenges the common view that the four purusarthas (virtue, wealth, pleasure, liberation) are essential categories that define Hinduism or the goals of Hindus. The author argues that viewing the purusarthas solely as values or attitudes is problematic, as it does not account for the diversity and complexity of human values and activities. Instead, the purusarthas are better understood as broad categories or spheres of legitimate human activity in ancient Indian thought, rather than as values

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