Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Buddhism is a nastic school of philosophy
Reason R: Astik-nastik in Indian philosophy is about faith in vedas
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (a); Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Assertion A: The statement seems to contain a typo; it likely intended to say "Buddhism is a nastik school of philosophy," which means it is considered part of the non-orthodox (nastika) schools in Indian philosophy because it does not accept the authority of the Vedas.
Reason R: This statement is correct. The distinction between 'astika' and 'nastika' schools in Indian philosophy primarily revolves around the acceptance of the Vedas' authority. 'Astika' schools accept the authority of the Vedas, whereas 'nastika' schools do not.
Given the intended correction for Assertion A, Buddhism is indeed considered a 'nastika' school because it does not accept the Vedas' authority.