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their passions, body, speech and mind. They did not practice carefulness and meditation as the Jainas did. 17 They used to beg at every house and sometimes at alternate house or the third house or seventh house. They accepted the stalks of lotuses. At the time of lightning they would not go for begging. They used to perform penances seated in earthen pots. They could get reborn after death at the most in the Accuya celestial region.18
Twelve prominent lay-votaries of this sect are mentioned. 19 Its lay-votaries did not observe temporary sāmāyika as the Jaina lay-votaries did.20 They used to take meat also.21 Hālāhala was a staunch female lay-votary and patron of this sect.22 Sāvatthi and Polāsapura were thriving centres of this sect.23 According to Viyāhapannatti many of the Ajiviya monks gave up the leadership of Gosāla and joined the order of Titthayara Mahāvīra 24
Ājiviya is also called Terāsiya inasmuch as he admits a third state of souls besides those of the bound and liberated. This state is that of redefilement after liberation.25 Ājiviya is also known as Pamdarabhikkhu.26
1. Pinn. 445, SthA. p. 94, AcaSi. pp.
314, 325. 2. Bha. 539, 542 ff., PrajM. p. 406,
UpaA. p. 39, PinNM. p. 130, Brh
Ks. III. p. 414. 3. Sutsi. p. 237. 4. BhaA. p. 50, PrajM. p. 406, PrajH.
pp. 120-121. 5. Bha, 539. 6. Sam. 22, SamA. p. 42. 7. Sam. 147, SamA. p. 130. 8. Sut. 1. 1. 2. 1-3, SutSi. p. 20. 9. Sut. 1. 1. 3. 11-12, SutSi. pp. 45-46. 10. Upa. 36, Bha. 34, 35, BhaA. p. 57. 11. Bha. 550. 12. Ibid. 554. 13. Ibid. 554. 14. Upa. 44; Gosāla is said to have had
sādiyā, pādiyā, kumdiyā, vāhaņā
and cittaphalaga (inner and upper garments, pots, shoes and pictureplates) before becoming a disciple of Mahāvira. It suggests that Ajiviyas
kept some articles with them-Bha. 541. 15. Bha A. p. 50. 16. AcaSi. p. 47. 17. AcaCu. p. 173. 18. Aup. 41, AupA. p. 106. 19. See Gosala, Bha, 330, 554. 20. Bha. 329. 21. Ibid. 330. 22. Ibid. 539. 23. Ibid. 539, 554, Upa. 39. 24. Bha. 553. 25. NanCu. p. 73, NanM. p. 239, NanH
p. 87, Sama. p. 130. 26. NisCu. III. p. 414.
Ajīviyasutta (Ajīvikaśruta) Teachings and scripture of the Ajīviya sect.
1. Sam. 22, SamA. p. 42. Ādambara (Ādambara) A Jakkha god worshipped by the Mātanga community. He is also known as Hirima. It should be probaly spelt as Dambara.
1. Avan. (Dipikā) p. 129, Ava Bh. 225, AvaCu. II. p. 227, AvaH. p. 743.
1. Āņamda (Ananda) Sixth of the nine Baladevas(2) of the current Osappini in the Bharaha (2) region. He was son of king Mahasiva of. Cakkapura and
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