GK
INDIAN HISTORY
Question
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Upali
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Makkhli Gosala
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Anand
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Raghulabhadra
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ājīvika school is known for its Niyati ("Fate") doctrine of absolute fatalism or determinism, the premise that there is no free will, that everything that has happened, is happening and will happen is entirely preordained and a function of cosmic principles.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ajivikas were an ancient sect of Indian ascetics who believed in fatalism, karma, and liberation. Makkhali Gosala was the founder of Ajivika sect. It was a popular sect during the reign of Bindusara, the Mauryan Emperor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Makkhali Gosala (Pāli; BHS: Maskarin Gośāla; Jain Prakrit sources: Gosala Mankhaliputta) or Manthaliputra Goshalak was an ascetic teacher of ancient India. He was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, and of Mahavira, the last and 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.