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Ajivika

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[ah-jee-vi-kuh] / ɑˈdʒi vɪ kə /

noun

  1. a member of a former Indian sect originating in the 5th century b.c. as a heretical offshoot of Jainism: a disciple of Gosala.

Etymology

Origin of Ajivika

From the Sanskrit word ājīvika

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