History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c10.s1.10
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c10.s1.10
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While the Buddha, accompanied by 1,250 bhikkhus, was staying at Rājagaha, then the Magadhan capital, King Ajātasattu felt in need of spiritual guidance. One after another six of his ministers came forward, each suggesting one of the six heretical teachers as a person capable of resolving the King’s doubts. The names of the six were :—