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Ajivika (Sanskrit: आजीविक, IAST: Ājīvika) is one of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of Indian philosophy. Believed to have been founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosāla, it was a Śramaṇa movement and a major rival of Vedic religion, early Buddhism, and Jainism.
Ājīvaka [alt. Ājīvakā; Ājīvika] (T. 'tsho ba can; C. Xieming waidao 邪命外道). One of the major early Indian sramana sects during the fifth century BCE. Their leader, Makkhali Gosāla (S. Maskarin Gośālīputra ) (d. c. 488 BCE), was a contemporary of the Buddha.
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Ajivika (also written Ajivaka; correct transliteration Ājīvika) was an ancient philosophical and ascetic movement of the Indian subcontinent. Philosophically, the Ajivikas were contemporaries of the early Buddhists and historical Jains and their movement may have preceded both of these groups.
Mar 23, 2018 · Thus the term Ājīvika comes to mean people “who follow certain rules regarding livelihood.” In ancient Sanskrit and Pali texts, the term is sometimes used to mean “religious mendicants” [1, 5]. Ājīvika as a philosophy is based on its central belief in “no free will” and complete “niyati” or destiny.
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Jan 22, 2022 · Abstract. The paper examines available references to the Ājīvikas that are often identified by scholars, notably by Basham (1951), as genuine quotations from Ājīvikas’ lost works. In addition, the paper analyses some additional material not previously indentifed as possible quotations relevant to Ājīvikism.
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Ājīvika is an anti-Brahminical philosophy, which literally translates to "following an ascetic way of life ". The Ājīvikas were contemporaries of the early Buddhists and historical Jains; the Ājīvika movement may have preceded both of these groups, but may have been a more loosely organized group of wandering ascetics.
Ajivika (IAST: Ājīvika) is one of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of Indian philosophy. Purportedly founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosala, it was a śramaṇa movement and a major rival of vedic religion, early Buddhism and Jainism. Ājīvikas were organised renunciates who formed discrete communities.
