In an era where holiness of person was judged by their level of asceticism, Buddha was a reformist within the śramaṇa movement, rather than a reactionary against Vedic Brahminism.
Në një epokë ku shenjtëria e personit gjykohej nga shkalla e asketizmit, Buda ishte një reformist brenda lëvizjes së śramaṇa, dhe jo një reaksionar kundër Brahminizmit Vedik.