Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.122

v1.c7.122

There seems to have been a great deal of confusion, even at the time of the compilation of the Nikāyas, as to what were the specific beliefs of the Ājīvakas. Thus in the Mahāli Sutta of the Saṃyutta Nikāya¹⁹ some of Gosāla’s views (natthi hetu, natthi paccayo sattānam saṅkilesāya) are attributed to Pūraṇa Kassapa. The Aṅguttara Nikāya²⁰ in one place²⁰ apparently confounds Makkhali Gosāla with Ajita Kesakambala, while elsewhere²¹ Pūraṇa Kassapa’s views regarding the chaḷabhijāti are represented as being those of Makkhali.