▁Chinese ▁philosophy , ▁Japanese ▁philosophy , ▁and ▁Korean ▁philosophy ▁which ▁are ▁dominant ▁in ▁East ▁Asia ▁and ▁Vietnam , ▁and ▁Indian ▁philosophy ▁( including ▁Buddh ist ▁philosophy ) ▁which ▁are ▁dominant ▁in ▁South ▁Asia , ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁Tib et ▁and ▁Mong olia . ▁ ▁Indian ▁philosophy ▁ ▁Indian ▁philosophy ▁refers ▁to ▁ancient ▁philosoph ical ▁trad itions ▁( ; ▁' world ▁views ', ▁' te ach ings ') ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent . ▁J ain ism ▁may ▁have ▁roots ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁Ind us ▁Valley ▁Civil ization . ▁The ▁major ▁orth odox ▁schools ▁arose ▁som etime ▁between ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Common ▁Era ▁and ▁the ▁Gu pta ▁Empire . ▁These ▁H indu ▁schools ▁developed ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁" H indu ▁synth esis " ▁mer ging ▁orth odox ▁Bra h man ical ▁and ▁un orth odox ▁elements ▁from ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁J ain ism . ▁H indu ▁thought ▁also ▁spread ▁east ▁to ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁S riv ij aya ▁emp ire ▁and ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁Kh mer ▁Empire . ▁These ▁relig io - ph il osoph ical ▁trad itions ▁were ▁later ▁grouped ▁under ▁the ▁label ▁H indu ism . ▁H indu ism ▁is ▁the ▁dominant ▁religion , ▁or ▁way ▁of ▁life , ▁in ▁South ▁Asia . ▁It ▁includes ▁Sh a iv ism , ▁Va ish nav ism ▁and ▁Sh akt ism ▁among ▁numerous ▁other ▁trad itions , ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁spectrum ▁of ▁laws ▁and ▁pres cri ptions ▁of ▁" d aily ▁mor ality