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The 'Ajivikas' were

A. Sect contemporary to the Buddha

B. Breakaway branch of the Buddhists

C. Sect founded by Charvaka

D. Sect founded by Shankaracharya

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Ajivika (IAST: Ajivika) is one of the nastika or "heterodox" schools of Indian philosophy. Purportedly founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosala, it was a śramaṇa movement and a major rival of vedic religion, early Buddhism and Jainism.

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