Agama And Tripitaka Comparative Study

SR No.: 022804
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nagaraj Muni
Publisher: Today and Tomorrows Printers and Publishers
Publication Year: 1986
Total Pages: 804
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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a Brahmana' by caste. In that Upanisad, he has been called Kabandhi Katya yana. Now, the two words 'Pakudha' and 'Kabandhi' signify the same, viz. . a hunchback(15). Accord - ing to the Buddhist Commentators, Pakudha was his line (götr 1) (16) but Ācārya Buddhaghosa is of opinion that the word 'Pakudha' was a proper name, the surname being Kaccāyana (17). Dr. Fear has substituted 'Kakudha' in place of 'Pakudha' (18).
Ajita Kesaka mbali:
Ajita Kesa kambali used a blanket made of hairs. Bécause of this the was called Kesakambali. F.L.Wood - ward opines that the blanket was made from human hairs. (19) His philosophy did not rise very much above common life (i. e., akin to carväkism. Accordingly, some scholars are of the view that Ajita Kesa ka mbali was the founder of atheism in India. It seems that at a later period, it was Brhaspati who had elaborated his philosophy. (20)
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Sanjaya Velatthiputta:
We have no authentic material about the life-story of this man. About his name, there is no room for any controversy. Like Mańkhaliputta Gosálaka, Sanjaya Velaţthi - putta was a proper name. In those days, it was a common practice to call one as the son of so and so (either parent). We come across many such names as Miyaputta (21). Thavacacãputta (22) in the Jaina texts. According to Acārya Buddhaghoşa, too, Velaţthiputra was the son of one Velatthi. Some scholars are of the view that Sanjaya Velatthiputta was the same person as Sanjaya Parivrāja ka who was an ācārya before Sāriputta and Moggalāna. (23) But this view does not appear to be correct. Had it been so, there would have been a clear record of this in the Tripitaka. Rather, the Tripitakas state that Sāriputta and Moggalana gave up their own preceptor Sanjaya Parivrāja ka and joined the holy order of the Buddha but they go no further. (24) The title Parivrāja ka further suggests that this man was in the Vedic line, and hence that he should be distinguished from other spiritual stalwarts like Parana who took refuge in the Sramana brotherhood. Dr. Kamtā prasad is of the view that Sanjaya Velatthiputta was the preceptor of Sāriputta and was himself a Jaina ācārya (25), but this view