History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c15.s4.7

c15.s4.7

As an example of the numerous Ājīvikas who must have joined the Order from the military class we have a kinsman (ñāti sālohito) of King Bimbisāra, who, even after becoming an Ājīvika monk, appears to have continued his friendly relations with the King.¹ The epic tradition of fatalism, of which the Mahābhārata presents many indications,² suggests that Ājīvikism made a special appeal to the warrior element of the population.