History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c11.s4.1

History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c11.s4.1

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c11.s4.1

Two stories of the origin of the Ājīvika leader are to be found, the one in the *Bhagavatī Sūtra*, and the other in Buddhaghosa’s commentary to the *Sāmañña-phala Sutta*. Neither is worthy of unqualified credence, but both are of importance, if only for the evidence they give of the dislike and scorn which was felt by both Buddhist and Jaina for the Ājīvikas and their founder.

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Sāmaññaphalasutta — Pāli
Viyāhapannatti — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit