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The most important characteristic of the Eastern worldview, one could almost say the essence of it, is the awareness of the unity and mutual interrelation of all things and events, the experience of all phenomena in the world as manifestations of a basic oneness.Its modem peculiarity is the combination with religions of different faiths.The idea of India's missionary role in the distribution of "spirituality" all over the world is actively exaggerated. Indian philosophy is closely connected with medicine. Its main work, "Ayurveda," exposes the connection of medicine with philosophy.The third truth advocates that overcoming the cause of sufferings means refusal, elimination of thirst.Such a way assumes conscious refusal from life, its enjoyments, transition to ascesa, self-flagellation.Thus, pluralism and a variety of philosophical trends are typical of ancient Indian philosophy.The ethical principles became: non-infliction or harm to animals, denial of wealth, and sexual relations.Idealistic essence is common to them.