aji·vi·ka
| \ ä-ˈjē-və-kə \
plural -s
Definition of ajivika
: a member of a nontheistic religious sect greatly resembling Jainism that was founded by the Indian teacher Maskarin Gosala, a contemporary of the Buddha and Mahavira, and that flourished from the 6th to the 3d centuries b.c. as a rival of Buddhism and Jainism
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“Ajivika.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ajivika. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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