Philosopher

Makkhali Gosala

Overview

Makkhali Gosala (Pāli; BHS: Maskarin Gośāla; Jain Prakrit sources: Gosala Mankhaliputta) or Manthaliputra Goshalak (6th or 5th century BCE) was an ascetic ajivika teacher of ancient India. He was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, and of Mahavira, the last and 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.

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Philosophers who discussed Makkhali Gosala

• The Buddha
• Purana Kassapa

Ideas Makkhali Gosala discusses

• Tirthankara
• Ājīvika
• Jainism
• Mahavira
• Prakrit
• Mathura
• Śramaṇa
• Buddhism
• The Buddha
• Zoroaster
• Xerxes I
• Parinirvana

Place in the tradition

Part of Ajñana.

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