Ājīvika

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title: Ājīvika
text: Ajivika 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. Ājīvikas were organized renunciates who formed discrete communities. The precise identity of the Ājīvikas is not well known, and it is even unclear if they were a divergent sect of the Buddhists or the Jains. Original scriptures of the Ājīvika school of philos
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description: One of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of Indian philosophy
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date created: 2004-12-10T09:04:04Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T14:31:59Z
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