Which one among the following sects was associated with Gosala Maskari

Which one among the following sects was associated with Gosala Maskariputra ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Vajrayana” option2=”Ajivikas” option3=”Sthaviravadins” option4=”Mahasanghikas” correct=”option2″]

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UPSC NDA-1 – 2015

The correct answer is B) Ajivikas. Gosala Maskariputra (Makkhali Gosala) was the founder and leader of the Ajivika sect, one of the ancient Indian ascetic movements that existed concurrently with early Buddhism and Jainism.

– Gosala Maskariputra was a contemporary of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) and Mahavira (the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism).
– The Ajivika philosophy is known for its strict determinism (Niyati), asserting that everything is predetermined and human effort is futile in altering destiny.
– The Ajivika sect was a prominent non-Vedic ascetic tradition in ancient India but eventually declined.

Vajrayana is a later development within Mahayana Buddhism. Sthaviravadins and Mahasanghikas were the two main early schools of Buddhism that emerged after the Second Buddhist Council, following a schism within the Buddhist Sangha.

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