THE SIX SCHOOLS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY S.ad.darshana, the Six Schools or Six Doctrines of orthodox Indian philosophy are the schools that accept the authority of the Vedas and thus religiously are considered part of Hinduism. Accepting the authority of the Vedas, however, does not mean actually using them. Mimam.sa and Vedanta are specially the schools of interpretation of the Vedas; the other ...