Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s1.218

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1 Asādha (Asadha) A preceptor and the third Ninha a The doctrine of Avvatta—uncertainty of knowledge was established after him in Rāyagiha in king Balabhadda s (4) time after 214 years of the death of Mahāvīra ¹ Preceptor Asādha staying at the Polasa (1) garden of Seyaviya town died all of a sudden and became a god in In lingumma (4) Out of his love and compassion for his disciple left behind he entered his corpse and started teaching and guiding them as usual After finishing his work he told them the true story He expressed sorrow fo taking salute from them (inasmuch as he was no more a preceptor not even an ordinary monk) and went to his heavenly abode This caused a great stir among his disciples They started suspecting bona fides of everybody Consequently they established the doctrine that nothing can be certainly known This doctrine can be called scepticism which leads to agnosticism King Balabhadda (4) made them to realise the defects in the doctrine of Avatta ³