Ājīvika tradition
South Asian Traditions Historical religion / cult
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Ājīvika tradition is cataloged as a Historical religion / cult within South Asian Traditions. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “circa 5th century BCE–late medieval attestations.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Śramaṇa movements.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Ājīvika (आजीविक); Ājīvikism; Niyativāda movement
- Parent tradition
- Śramaṇa movements
- Public geographic context
- Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
- Period / origin
- circa 5th century BCE–late medieval attestations
- Living / historical status
- Extinct historical ascetic and philosophical movement
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Ājīvika tradition. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0842. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0842
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