exoteric
Adjective
Meaning
Alt. of Exoterical
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writings of an exoteric nature
According to a distinction that originates with Aristotle himself, his writings are divisible into two groups: the " exoteric " and the " esoteric ".
There were certain Rishonim ("Elder Sages") of exoteric Judaism who are known to have been experts in Kabbalah.
Monks need to study the five major shastras of Exoteric Tibetan Buddhism and graduate from the Exoteric Dratsangs with any of the above mentioned Geshe degrees.
In Scholem's opinion, the mythical and mystical components of Judaism were at least as important as the rational ones, and he thought that they, rather than the exoteric Halakha, were the living current in historical Jewish development.