Dear Rett, Piya, Jadhao and friends,

thanks. It makes more sense now. A couple of points to highlight
about "people who followed the vedas" is that

(a) only people from certain castes CAN study the vedas;
(b) people from the lower castes, for example the Sudas, are
condemned and have no choice but to follow the social system depicted
in the vedas;
(c) even if a Suda study the vedas, it means nothing since it is not
his priviledge.

The Buddha denounced the caste system and offered an alternative
social view to the Indians.


metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, mastram101 wrote:

It looks like this word was used for all non-Buddhists including the
people who followed the vedas(Hindus) and Nigantha Natputtiyas (jains)


> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, rett <rett@...> wrote:
>
> Maybe aññatitthiya (as a compound) or aññadi.t.thika.
>
>
>
> >I searched the CSCD but cannot find the term "anya titthaka", not
even anything close. Can someone advise? Thank you.
> > >--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, mastram101 wrote:
> > >
> > >You are right. The word hindu did not exist in Buddha's time. The
> > >Buddhist scriptures in pali use the word "anya titthaka" or
> titthakas
> > >to describe the people who are called "hindus" today.