Q.1. Ajivika sect was founded by which of the following?
(A) Ajita Kesakambalin
(B) Pūraṇa Kassapa,
(C) Makkhali Gosala
(D) Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta
Q.2. Which among the following rulers is associated with the Sudama Caves in Bihar?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Bimbisara
(C) Bindusara
(D) Ashoka
Q.3. "As long as he lives a man should live happily
And drink ghee, though he run into debt,
For when the body is turned to ashes
How can there be any return to life?”
This rejection of after-life is an aphorism of which of the following sects?
(A). Kapalika sect.
(B) Sunyavada of Nagarjun
(C) Ajivikas.
(D) Charvakas
Q.1. Answer: C
Notes: Ajivikas were a religious sect founded in the 5th century BC by Goshala Maskariputra (Makkhali Gosala), a contemporary of the Buddha and Mahavir.
Q.2. Answer: D
Notes: The 3rd century BC Mauryan emperor Ashoka had dedicated the Sudama cave as evidenced in Brahmi featuring his protocol name (Priyadarsin who brings joy) found at the cave entrance.
Ashoka had dedicated the caves of Sudama to the "Ajivikas" in the 12th year of his reign.
Q.3. Answer: D
Notes: Charvaka is an ancient Indian philosophical system which propounded materialism and rejected the notions of an afterlife. According to the Charvaka school of thought, all religious observance and morality were useless. The school encouraged making most of the life and seeking after the happiness that can be found in life.
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