History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c12.s7.1
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c12.s7.1
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c12.s7.1
Before leaving the most famous of the Ājīvika leaders the question of his name and titles calls for further consideration. As we have seen, the name appears in various forms.¹ In the Pāli texts it is Makkhali Gosāla; in Buddhist Sanskrit, Maskarin Gosāla, Gośālīputra, or Gośalīkāputra; in Jaina Prākrit, Gosāla Maṅkhaliputta; and in Tamil, Maṛkali.