Ajivikas | September 17, 2004

An Ajivika is one who practices a certain mode of livelihood or prefession. It was perhaps originally used with sarcastic or derogatory intent. The Ajivakas was an ascetic movement in India (sixth century BC to fourteenth century AD) which was noted for its strict determinism. The founder was Maskarin Gosala, a contemporary of Buddha and at one time a colleague of Mahavira, the Jaina teacher and founder.