History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas, a Vanished Indian Religion

Abhayadeva Ajita Ājīvika Ājīvika ascetics Ājīvika doctrine Ājīvikism arhants asceticism ascetics ascribed Aśoka atoms Barua Bhagavati Bhagavati Sūtra bhikkhus birth brāhmaṇas Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhist Buddhist and Jaina caves century B.C. commentary commentator death declares Destiny Digambaras Digha disciple Dravidian elements evam evidence existence followers Harṣa's Hoernle Hoernle's Ibid India indicates infra inscription interpretation Jaina Jainism Jāt Jātaka karma King Kisa Magadha mahākappas Mahāvīra Majjh Majjhima Makkhali Gosāla Manimekalai Markali maskarin Maurya mendicants mentioned n'atthi naked ascetics Nilakēci nirgrantha Niyati occurs orthodox Pakudha Pāli canon Pāli texts passage penance Petavatthu philosophy phrase probably Pūraṇa Kassapa quoted reference religious Samañña-phala Sutta samsāra Sankicca Sanskrit satta Savatthi scriptures sect seems sesamum seven significant Silânka six heretics soul story suggests supra Sūtra Sutta Tamil teachers term theory tion tirthankara tradition Trairāśikas Utpala Vajjis verse Vesāli village word