Kakuda Kātyāyana
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Kakuda Kātyāyana (P. Pakudha Kaccāyana; T. Ka tya’i bu nog can; C. Jialuojiutuo jiazhanyan; J. Karakuda Kasen’en; K. Karagut’a Kajŏnyŏn 迦羅鳩馱迦旃延). One of a group of six heterodox teachers often mentioned in Buddhist sūtras and criticized by the Buddha.[1]
Kakuda Kātyāyana is associated with Maskarin Gośālīputra (d. c. 488 BCE) and the Ājīvika group.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Kakuda Kātyāyana.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
Further reading
Makkhali Gosala, Wikipedia
