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Madhavacandra (a Southern Digambara) commentator to Namicandra's Trilokasāra, disagrees with Viranandi and Vattakera, and, like the Aupapātika Sūtra, forecasts an even more exalted destiny for Ajivika ascetics--i.e. they will reach Acyutakalpa, the last stage before Nirvāņa. This statement is confirmed by the Canarese commentator Padmaprabha Traividya. These passages show that the Ājivika was persona grata to the Digambara Jaina. He is promised a very high place in the Jaina Heavens. This surely indicates that the Jaina theologicians recognised him as akin to themselves and paid him qualified respect. It is also evident that some Ājivikas were being absorbed into Jainism during the middle ages.
P. 507. Jainas have never shown marked hostility to the Hindu gods or to the use of ikons in religious cermonies.
Pp. 214-215. Plagiarism, is an indication of the close connection of Ajīvikism and Jainism in origin. The Ājivikas had something in common with the earliest scriptures of the Jainas.
P. 217. Samayutta Nikāya contains a verse in praise of Nigantha Nātaputta.
Pp. 218-219. Comparison between the expression of Ajivika views in Buddhist and Jain texts shows notable similarities--examples given.
P. 229. Jaina criticisms of Ajivika determinism are based both on logic and common sense.
P. 230. The Jaina commentators give us a better impression than do the Buddhist and Jaina Prākrit texts of the Niyativadin's powers of logical argument.
P. 243. Ajivika cosmology. The Ajivikas divided humanity into six groups, classified according to their psychic colour. No. 3 is Red (lohita), Niganthas, who wear a single garment, it probably applies to all monks of a Jaina type.
P. 245. The Ajīvika abhijatis have much in common with the Jaina lesyās. Description of the six lesyäs. The Ajivika system of spiritual colours is a general classification of humanity according to creed or occupation, while that of the Jainas classified man's psychic development and virtue; the two doctrines are connected.
P. 266. The Ajrvika classification of the elements is nearer to the six Jaina categories of soul, matter, space, time, dharma and adharma. ARUNANDI, the author of Civanana-citiyar (Saivite) looks upon the Ajivikas as on unorthodox branch of Jainism.
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