History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c15.s1.1
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c15.s1.1
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c15.s1.1
While it is certain that Ājīvika ascetics normally begged their food, like their Buddhist and Jaina counterparts, the sources speak with two voices on Ājīvika begging practices and dietary vows, just as they do on the ascetic customs of the sect.