Time Travelers' Trivia: Test Your History Knowledge #1 - Page 6

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

OK so we have the last question for this week/(could be a tie breaker)

Which Panth contemporary to Jainism and Buddhism, was founded/ taken to zenith by someone apparently born in a cowshed. Also name this Teacher/founder

Ajivika panth was contemporary to Buddhism and Jainism. It was founded by Gosala Maskariputra also known as Makkhali Gosala born in cowshed of Saravana village.

Ajivikas believed in fatalism as its philosophy.

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

OK so we have the last question for this week/(could be a tie breaker)

Which Panth contemporary to Jainism and Buddhism, was founded/ taken to zenith by someone apparently born in a cowshed. Also name this Teacher/founder

"Nath Sampradaya" or "Nath Panth", founder Guru Gorakhnath or Gorakshnath, was said to be born out of Cow dung

Edited: Nath Sampraday was founded by Lord Aadi Nath, who is Lord Shiv Himself.

interesting thread. Even in mistakes, we learn another aspect.

The correct answer is the Ajivika sect founded by Makkali Gossala.

Unfortunately we do not have much primary inputs about him..

Most we get to know is from Buddhist and Jain sources which owing to their rivalry downplay it

As per Jain sources he was born in a cowshed and hence called Gossala

He was also apparently a Follower of Mahavir Jain for a long time where he tried to always downplay Mahavir but always lost

Correct answers by Moonk and Abc775

With this we are done with the questions of this week

Leaderboard (final)

Abc775-- 3 correct answers

Thorn.princess and Moonks -- 2 correct answers each

Bhavisweet03 - 1 correct answer