Nirgrantha-jn~a^niputra， or simply Nirgrantha， in Pali， Nigan!t!ha-na^taputta （Vardhama^na）， expressed in Chinese fully as 尼乾陀若提子. The founder of the Jain sect who is noted in Buddhist scriptures as one of the leaders of the major non-Buddhist belief systems 六师外道 at the time of S/a^kyamuni. Born in the fifth century BCE， and was known as Jina （the Victor） and Maha^vi^ra （the Great Hero）. His teaching had a number of points in common with Buddhism， including: denial of the authority of the Vedas and the disapproval of killing. Since one branch of the sect practiced nudity， it is sometimes also known as the Nudist Heresy 裸形外道 or Shameless Heresy 无惭外道.