Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.49

v1.c7.49

**Ākoṭaka.**—A deva who visited the Buddha at **Veḷuvana** accompanied by **Asama**, **Sahali**, **Niṅka**, **Veṭambarī** and **Māṇava-Gāmiya**. Ākoṭaka spoke before the Buddha in praise of various teachers of other schools: **Pakuddha-Kātiyāna** (*sic.*), **Nigaṇṭha**, **Makkhali** and **Pūraṇa**. Veṭambarī made rejoinder to Ākoṭaka, speaking disparagingly of the teachers he had mentioned.¹