[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana) › [Heterodox schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nastika) › [Ājīvikas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nastika.ajivika) › The Ājīvika canon # The Ājīvika canon (Ājīvika scriptures (mahānimittas and mārgas)) Ajivika scriptures (mahanimittas and margas) · आजीविक स्च्रिप्तुरेस् (महानिमित्तस् अन्द् मार्गस्) Lost Ājīvika canon, described in the Jaina Bhagavatīsūtra (book 15) as eight mahānimittas and two mārgas; doctrine of niyati (fate) known only through opponents. - **Language:** Prakrit - **Date:** 500–300 BCE - **Author:** [Makkhali Gosāla](https://indike.org/pramana/person/makkhali-gosala) - **Text:** lost --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nastika.ajivika.canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.nastika.ajivika.canon) · Pramāṇa