Ajita Kesakambali

Ajita Kesakambali
Ajita Kesakambali
Born	6th century BCE
Era	Sramana Movement
Region	Indian philosophy
School	Charvaka
Notable ideas	Ucchedavada (the Doctrine of Annihilation after death); Tam-Jivam-tam-sariram-vada (the doctrine of identity of the soul and body);

Ajita Kesakambali (Sanskrit: अजित केशकंबली; Chinese: 阿耆多翅舍欽婆羅; pinyin: Āqíduō Chìshěqīnpóluó) was an ancient Indian philosopher in the 6th century BC.^[1] He is considered to be the first known proponent of Indian materialism, and forerunner to the Charvaka school. He was probably a contemporary of the Buddha and Mahavira. It has frequently been noted that the doctrines of the Lokayata school were considerably drawn from Ajita's teachings.

^ "Indian rationalism, Charvaka to Narendra Dabholkar".

[1] "Indian rationalism, Charvaka to Narendra Dabholkar".

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