Q. Which among the following observations about the Ajivika sect is / are correct?

1. They are noted for holding a rigid, deterministic view of human destiny
2. They stressed on unchangeable orderliness in the universe
3. Human efforts can not affect the predetermined path of the soul

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
Notes: Ajivika sect, founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosala, held a deterministic view of human destiny, called "niyati" in Sanskrit, which stated that everything, including a person's fate, was predetermined and unchangeable. This is called doctrine of absolute fatalism or determinism. The Ajivikas believed that everything, including a person's fate, was predetermined and unchangeable, and that human efforts could not affect the predetermined path of the soul. They held a strict deterministic view of destiny and stressed the unchangeable orderliness of the universe.