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Tīrthika (Sanskrit: tīrthika, "ford-maker," meaning one who is attempting to cross the stream of saṃsāra) or titthiya (Pali) in Buddhism is a term referring to non-Buddhist heretics.
Six Heretical Teachers, In the Pali Canon & Overview
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ajātasattu teachers six heretical titthiya term pali teacher buddha śramaṇa king sutta kassapa way buddhism tirthankara gosāla ajita kesakambala belaṭṭhaputta
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heresy in Buddhism | Agnosticism (amarāvikkhepavāda) | "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. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Heresy in Buddhism | Amoralism (akiriyavāda; natthikavāda) | There is no reward or punishment for either good or bad deeds. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Heresy in Buddhism | Eternalism and categoricalism (sassatavāda; sattakāyavāda) | Matter, pleasure, pain and the soul are eternal and do not interact. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Heresy in Buddhism | Fatalism (ahetukavāda; niyativāda) | We are powerless; suffering is pre-destined. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Heresy in Buddhism | Materialism (ucchedavāda; natthikavāda) | Live happily; with death, all is annihilated. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Heresy in Buddhism | Restraint (mahāvrata) | Be endowed with, cleansed by, and suffused with [merely] the avoidance of all evil. | 1.00 | infobox |
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