<b> <c c="#a00149">Soṇakāyana</c> </b> <br>A youth who, according to Sikhā Moggallāna, went about saying that the Buddha proclaimed the ineffectiveness of all deeds, and thereby preached the annihilation of the world. The Buddha said he did not know Soṇakāyana, even by sight. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.ii.232</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, from soṇaka) name of a young Brahman Construction: soṇa + ka + āyana soṇaka + āyana