Multiple choice

The propounder of Ajivika sect was the friend and contemporary of

  1. Mahavira

  2. Gautam Buddha

  3. Asoka

  4. Shankaracharya

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Explanation

Makkhali Gosala, the founder of the Ajivika sect, was a contemporary and friend of Mahavira for 6 years before they parted ways due to philosophical differences. Buddha lived slightly later, Ashoka came centuries after, and Shankaracharya was much later (8th century CE).