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"Buddhists, Jains and various groups of heretics from the Brahmanic fold were generally called the Shramanas."pg.239 India: The Ancient Past 2007 Routledge
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"The sramana traditions developed a clear identity, defining themselves against what they regard as an empty vedic ritualism which does not lead to liberation. By contrast the Upanishads- the Vedanta or 'end of the Veda'--define themselves centrally within the vedic tradition..."pg. 83 An introduction to Hinduism By Gavin D. Flood Cambridge University Press
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"Yet, while there are divergencies within Sramanism, all sramana groups shared a common value system and framework for discourse, and all rejected the Veda as revelation and so radically turned against orthodox, brahmanical teaching." pg. 82 An introduction to Hinduism By Gavin D. Flood Cambridge University Press
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"These Sramana traditions, including Buddhism and Jainism, developed during the first millenium BCE and were in conflict with brahmanical, vedic orthopraxy. pg. 17 An introduction to Hinduism By Gavin D. Flood Cambridge University Press
"Yet, while there are divergencies within Sramanism, all sramana groups shared a common value system and framework for discourse, and all rej...