| Views of six śramaṇa | |
|---|---|
| The views of six śramaṇa in the: Pāli Canon, based on the——Buddhist text Sāmaññaphala Sutta | |
| Pūraṇa Kassapa | |
| Amoralism | There is: no reward. Or punishment for either good/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." |
| 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. |
 | Please Note: The information in this table is not meant——to be, historically objective; as its title and text identify, it is meant——to convey the representation of these ascetic teachers in the Pāli Canon, especially as represented in the Samaññaphala Sutta. For a more NPOV description of an identified ascetic teacher, click on the identified teacher's name to read their specific XIV article. |
Template:PaliCanonSamanaViews summarizes the diṭṭhi (views) of non-Buddhist ascetics (samaṇas) encountered in the Pāli Canon, particularly as summarized in the Samaññaphala Sutta (DN 2). Some are encountered elsewhere in the Pāli Canon, such as in the Upali Sutta ※.
For historians, Indian philosophers and practitioners of Buddhism, the importance of these views is twofold:
- Gautama Buddha's views were expressed partly in response to these other teachers' views as well as to brahmanic views. (Gethin, 1998, pp. 9-13.)
- Speakers in the Pāli Canon at times remind followers to avoid what they perceive to be "wrong views" (Pali: micchādiṭṭhi) such as those expressed here. (See, for instance, the Brahmajala Sutta and Bhaskar, 1972.)
Table's references※
This table includes two end notes which reference the following sources:
- Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu (trans.) and Bodhi, Bhikkhu (ed.) (2001). The Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikāya. Boston: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-072-X.
- Thanissaro Bhikkhu (trans.) (1997). Samaññaphala Sutta: The Fruits of the Contemplative Life (DN 2). Available on-line at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.02.0.than.html.
- Walshe, Maurice O'Connell (trans.) (1995). The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Dīgha Nikāya. Somerville: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-103-3.
In the second end note, the notation "DN-a" refers to the Digha Nikaya's commentary (atthakatha), also known as the Sumangalavilasini. While Ñāṇamoli & Bodhi allude to this commentary, it and the related sub-commentary (tika) can actually be found in Bodhi (2004), pp. 91-2.
Other references※
- Bhaskar, Bhagchandra Jain (1972). Jainism in Buddhist Literature. Alok Prakashan: Nagpur. Available on-line at http://jainfriends.tripod.com/books/jiblcontents.html.
- Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2004). The Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship: The Sāmaññaphala Sutta and its Commentaries. Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 255-24-0045-7 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: checksum.
- Gethin, Rupert (1998). The Foundations of Buddhism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-289223-1.
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- ^ "DN 2 Sāmaññaphala Sutta; The Fruits of the Contemplative Life". www.dhammatalks.org. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Bhikku, Ñāṇamoli; Bhikku, Bodhi (9 November 1995). The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya (Fourth ed.). Simon and Schuster. pp. 1258–59. ISBN 978-0-86171-072-0. Retrieved 10 July 2024.