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## Seventh Study
## Sakdalputra, the Ajivika
**180.** This is the beginning of the seventh study, introduced with an opening statement. The noble Sudharma said: There was a city named Polasapura. There was a garden named Sahasramravan. Jitasatru was the king there.
**181.** In that city of Polasapura, there lived a potter named Sakdalputra, who was a follower of the Ajivika doctrine or the Gosala school of thought. He had attained the true essence of the Ajivika doctrine through listening to the teachings, accepting them, questioning them, firmly grasping them, and making them his own. He was filled with love and devotion for his religion, right down to his bones and marrow. He firmly believed that the Ajivika doctrine was the only means to achieve the purpose of life, the ultimate truth. Everything else was meaningless and useless. Thus, he lived according to the Ajivika doctrine, nurturing his soul.
**Discussion**
In this sutra, the descriptions of Sakdalputra as having attained the teachings, accepted them, questioned them, firmly grasped them, and made them his own, are all qualities that are mentioned in the sixth study of the Upasakadasa.
**2.** The noble Sudharma asked Jambudvipa: If the enlightened Lord Mahavira has explained the meaning of the sixth study of the Upasakadasa in this way, then what meaning did he explain for the seventh study? (Please tell me.)