Ajivika Sect In Ancient India
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EXAMIVERSE
Decline and Legacy
- The Ajivika Sect maintained influence until around the 14th century CE, after which it gradually vanished from the historical record.
- No original scriptures survive; most knowledge derives from Buddhist and Jaina texts, which may reflect polemical biases.
- Their ideas on determinism and atomism contributed to broader philosophical debates in ancient Indian thought.