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Even the Buddha and the Mahavira had to encounter during their preaching tour, individual thinkers or leaders of monastic groups whom they converted to 1. Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, 178a. One of the earliest references to devadasis, who were also probably prostitutes is in the Pancaratra Paramasamhita (Chap. XXII, 19) wherein it injuncted that at the time of procession of the god the devadasis also should be included. The editor on the basis of the palaeography of some of the letters described in the text, dates the treatise to the Gupta period.

563 their faith after defeating them with the help of logic¹. The spirit of finding out new points in the reputation of the doctrines of others can be very well seen in the discussion of Vasudeva and monk Sumitta of Sankhya school as referred to in Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa One of the propounders of Natthiyavaya was Harimamisu. His opinions come very near to the ahetuvadins (who holds that acts have a fortuitous origin) and ucchedavadins (the effects of good and bad actions end is with death or annihilation), because of his wrong opinions he said to be wandering in the cycle of rebirths 2. Sulasa a nun (parivvaiga), because of bad character, was born in her next birth as an ugly woman ³ A hermit (tapasa) was born as a god inferior in position as compared to Of follower Jainism who was reborn as a superior goa 4. the lay In Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa Parivvayagas and Bhagavadas are referred to as heretics (pasamdi), In the case of an occurence of any Sabotage the pasamdis were taken to be responsible for 1. Mehta, R.N., Pre-Buddhist India, p. 332 ff.; Jain, J.C., op. cit., p. 209. 2. Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 278. 4. Ibid., 267. 3. Ibid., 232-33.

564 1 such acts and were asked to leave the country; Even in normal conditions they were not permitted to enter 2 the palace of a king, who was a follower of Jainism