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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.177

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.177

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c26.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.177)

The austerities practised by Nanda Vaccha are detailed in the Mahā Saccaka Sutta.⁴ Elsewhere⁵ the Buddha is reported as saying that though the Ājīvakas had existed for a long time, they had only produced three distinguished leaders: Nanda Vaccha, Kisa Saṅkicca and Makkhali Gosāla.

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