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Six Heretical Teachers
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The Six Heretical Teachers, Six Heretics, Six Śramaṇa, or Six Tirthikas (false teachers) were six sectarian contemporaries of Gautama Buddha (Śākyamuni), each of whom held a view in opposition to his teachings.[3][4] Except for Nigantha Nataputta or Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Tirthankara Of Jainism, the other five heretical teachers were regarded as the holders of some or other form of Akiriyavada views.[5]
Quick Facts Views of six śramaṇa, Pūraṇa Kassapa ...
Views of six śramaṇa | |
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The views of six śramaṇa in the Pāli Canon, based on the Buddhist text Sāmaññaphala Sutta[1] | |
Pūraṇa Kassapa | |
Amoralism | There is no reward or punishment for either good or bad deeds. |
Makkhali Gośāla (Ājīvika) | |
Fatalism (niyativāda) | We are powerless; suffering is pre-destined. |
Ajita Kesakambalī (Charvaka) | |
Materialism | Live happily; with death, all is annihilated. |
Pakudha Kaccāyana | |
Eternalism (sassatavāda) | Matter, pleasure, pain and the soul are eternal and do not interact. |
Mahavira (Jainism) | |
Restraint | Be endowed with, cleansed by, and suffused with the avoidance of all evil.[2] |
Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta (Ajñana) | |
Agnosticism | "I don't think so. I don't think in that way or otherwise. I don't think not or not not." Suspension of judgement. |
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In Buddhist tradition, they were defeated by Buddha in the miracle contest known as the Twin Miracle.
The six heretics and their views on Indian philosophy are described in detail in the Samaññaphala Sutta of the Digha Nikaya in the Pali Tipitaka.[6]
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