Tirthika
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Tirthika
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Tīrthika in Buddhism is a term referring to non-Buddhist heretics. In the Tipitaka, the term titthiya may refer specifically to adherents of Jainism. Whereas a Buddhist takes refuge in the Three Jewels and treads the Middle Way between extremes, a titthiya does not. According to the Asoka Avadhana, the titthiyas that were jealous of Asoka's preaching of Buddhism gathered together and said to each other, "Should this king Asoka continue a worshipper of Buddha, all other persons encouraged by him
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirthika
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2009-02-06T11:36:27Z
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2024-09-09T14:11:35Z
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