History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c11.s9.37
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c11.s9.37
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c11.s9.37
A brief and obscure reference is contained in the *Vihimaggapavā* of Jinapaha Sūri,³ to the effect that Gosāla was disappointed that no gifts had been received, and therefore his followers did not accept (alms) from their female relatives.⁴ This phrase by a late Jaina writer may refer to a lost Ājīvika story of the prophet being without honour in his own country.