Tendencies

Dislikes

  • excessive contempt for the veda-s (some bauddha-s, sIkhs, jaina-s)
  • excessive non-violent tendencies, or focus on asceticism (jaina-s, pAtanjala-yogins)
  • crass materialism (characteristic of some chArvAkas/ lOkAyatas), which mirrors modern reactionary atheism

Likes

  • Rich artistic rituals
    • Eg- Agama-s, tAntrika bauddha-s.
  • Emphasis on compassion.
    • Eg- jaina-s, bauddha-s
  • Aesthetic emphasis
    • Artistic folks tend to admire the AlankArika-s (aestheticians); who reveled in poetry and the arts; and attempted to understand and articulate life as an aesthetic experience.