History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c16.s3.1
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c16.s3.1
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c16.s3.1
Even more convincing evidence of the continued influence of the Ājīvikas in Magadha are the dedicatory inscriptions of Aśoka in the artificial caves of the Barābar Hill,¹ fifteen miles north of Gayā. These caves are four in number, three of which contain Aśokan inscriptions. The nearby hill of Nāgārjunī contains three similar caves, which were dedicated to the Ājīvikas by Aśoka's successor Daśaratha.²