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Buddhist attitude to other religions Source:Island There were several religions and life philosophies during the Buddha’s time and naturally he had to take a stand regarding them. The religions fell into two main groups Brahmanism and Samanism, while the other philosophies could be grouped under materialism and skepticism. Most of the view these religions and philosophies propounded were included in the sixty-two view that were refuted by the Buddha in his famous Discourse Brahmajala sutta of the Digha Nikaya. Nevertheless, Buddha treated the authors of these views with utmost respect. Buddha did not say these views were false, instead he explained how these views arise due to psychological reason driven by desires and expectations, which have a direct impact on what we want to believe in. The Buddha always referred to these religious teachers as Kammavadino – which meant persons who uphold the moral life and those who preach that society must have a ...