English Explanatory Dictionary

Ajivika

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A heterodox school of Indian philosophy, believed to have been founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosāla; a major rival of Vedic religion, early Buddhism, and Jainism.
noun
  1. A supporter of this philosophy.

Word forms

Ajivika Ajivikas

Synonyms

Ajivikism
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