ialists and the Skeptics. The Materialists denied any kind of self other than one which could be directly perceived - but this self was annihilated at death. They also denied rebirth, karma and niyatti. They believed that action was a spontaneous action, and that spiritual progression was impossible. The skeptics believed that all knowledge was impossible. They avoided any commitment to any point of view. As one can see, although there was a strong movement of renunciation, there was many different ideas and practices among them. This was an exciting time for religious expansion, for a thousand years the people of India had been following the traditions of the Veda. Here was something new, times were changing and religion was looking to follow. Bent on renunciation, these virtuous men who are detached from reiterated existence wander forth for the well-being of the world, fulfilling all their perfections.- ln. 258 - Distant Epoch - Story of Gotama Buddha. ...
