heterdox
Date Submitted: 03/08/2000 18:55:41
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 5 pages (1444 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 5 pages (1444 words)
The tradition of heterodox and orthodox take on different meaning when talking of Indian Philosophy, compared with the western Christianity idea of these traditions. To be orthodox, one accepts the testimony of the Vedas, according to Raju. Raju also states that to be a heterodox one does not accept the testimony of the Vedas (Raju 93). The philosophical traditions of Jainism and Buddhism are heterodox traditions, or nastikas (non-existence theorists). The similarities of these two traditions …
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