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आजीविक (AjIvika)

 
Apte
English
आजीविकः [ājīvikḥ], A religious mendicant of the sect founded by Gosāla Maṅkhaliputra, following special rules with regard to livelihood.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
आजीविक
m.
‘following special rules with regard to livelihood’, a religious mendicant of the sect founded by Gośāla (Makkhaliputra),
Jain.
VarBṛ.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
ājīvika,
(1) m. (= Pali id.) = prec.: MSV 〔ii.83.19〕
LV 〔380.12〕 (v.l. °aka)
Divy 〔393.20〕
〔427.7, 8〕 (here identified with nirgrantha, 9)
ajīvika, with a- m.c., Śikṣ 〔332.1〕 (vs)
(2) nt. (= Pali id., Skt. ājīva), (means of) livelihood, profession: °bhayam (= Pali id.), danger due to profession or means of livelihood, Dharmas 〔71〕
(3) °ikā, f. (= Pali id.) = (2): °bhaya- (as under prec.), Gv 〔264.9〕
Śikṣ 〔296.5〕
Dbh.g. 〔2(338).10〕 °kā-maraṇa-'kīrty (dvandva
-bhaya is understood from prec. line with all three items).
Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch
German
आजीविक Divyāvad. 393, 20
427, 7.