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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XXXI · No. 4

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The Doctrines of Gosala Mankhaliputta

By A.F. Rudolf Hoernle

The article “The Doctrines of Gosala Mankhaliputta” outlines the philosophical system attributed to Makkhali Gosala and the Ājīvika school. Central to this system is the doctrine of niyati (destiny),…

April 1997Vol. XXXI · No. 4pp. 116–126

Aryan Culture

Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XXXI · No. 4

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

The History of Gosala Mankhaliputta

By A.F. Rudolf Hoernle

The article “The History of Gosala Mankhaliputta” translates portions of the Jaina Bhagavatī‑sūtra that narrate the life of Makkhali Gosala. As with the short biography, the story begins with the…

April 1997Vol. XXXI · No. 4pp. 106–115

Aryan Culture

Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Vol. XXXI · No. 4

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Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology

Gosala Mankhaliputta

By A.F. Rudolf Hoernle

Makkhali Gosala, the founder of the Ājīvika sect, was a contemporary of Mahāvīra who became known for his radical deterministic doctrine. Born in a cowshed (gośāla) to the mendicant Mankhali, he was…

April 1997Vol. XXXI · No. 4pp. 103–105

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