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Eastern philosophy or Asian philosophy includes the various philosophies that originated in East and South Asia, including Chinese philosophy, Japanese philosophy, Korean philosophy, and Vietnamese philosophy; which are dominant in East Asia,[1] and Indian philosophy (including Hindu philosophy, Jain philosophy, Buddhist philosophy), which are dominant in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Tibet, and Mongolia.[2][3]
^Elman, Benjamin A.; Duncan, John B.; Ooms, Herman (2005). Rethinking Confucianism: Past and present in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
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