Consider the following statements regarding other contemporary heterodox teachers of the 6th century BCE: 1. Sanjaya Belatthiputta was an exponent of Ajnana (agnosticism), refusing to give definitive answers to metaphysical questions. 2. Pakudha Kaccayana was an atomist who asserted that the soul and the world are eternal and uncreated, composed of seven stable elements. 3. Purana Kassapa advocated Akriyavada (doctrine of non-action), claiming that moral actions (good or bad) do not produce any merit or demerit. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

• A: 1 and 2 only
• B: 2 and 3 only
• C: 1, 2 and 3
• D: 1 and 3 only

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