Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.93

v1.c7.93

It is stated in the *Tevijja Vacchagotta Sutta*² that far from any Ājīvaka having put an end to sorrow, the Buddha could recall only one Ājīvaka during ninety-nine kappas who had even gone to heaven, and that one too had preached a doctrine of *kamma* and the after-consequences of actions. Elsewhere³ they are spoken of as children of a childless mother. They extol themselves and disparage others and yet they have produced only three shining lights: Nanda Vaccha, Kisa Saṅkicca and Makkhali Gosāla. A fourth leader, Paṇḍuputta, of wagon-building stock, is mentioned in the *Anaṅgaṇa Sutta*⁴; there is also the well-known Upaka (*q.v.*).