Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s3.538

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Rohagutta ( Rohagupta ) Disciple of preceptor Sirigutta.¹ He is also regarded as a disciple of preceptor Mahāgiri² as well as of preceptor Suhatthi(1). It seems that formerly he was a disciple of preceptor Mahāgiri, then he became that of Suhatthi when Mahāgiri embraced Jinakalpa and after the death of Suhatthi he became Siriguttas’ disciple. He is considered to be the sixth Niṇhava ( schismatic ) flourishing after 548 years of the emancipation of Mahāvīra.³ Since he belonged to Ulūa lineage and believed in six (ṣaṭ) fundamental objects or formulated six sūtras he is also known as Chaulua ( Saḍulūka ).⁴ He propounded the doctrine of three categories of Reality, viz. living being (jīva), non-living being (ajīva) and partly living being (nojīva).⁵ This doctrine known as Terāsiya(1), was established in the court of king Balasiri(2) of Amtaramjiyā after a discussion with mendicant Poṭṭasāla.⁶