History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c17.s4.1

History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c17.s4.1

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c17.s4.1

The non-canonical Jaina work Pravacana-sār’-oddhāra, composed by Nemicandra in the twelfth century,¹ contains interesting verses in which all ascetics are classified in five categories: Nirgranthas (Jainas), Śākyas (Buddhists), Tāpasas (Jaṭilas, or brāhmaṇical ascetics with matted locks), Gairukas (ascetics who bear a triple staff, and whose clothes are stained with red ochre), and Ājīvas (the followers of Gosāla).²

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Pavayaṇasāruddhāra — Nemicandrasūri (Pravacanasāroddhāra), Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit