…The many long suttas, lists, and miracles, in the Pāli Canon, were probably composed, based on the early poetry and oral tradition, by a group of prose authors, sooner or later after Buddha's final passing, who were institutionalising Buddhism to compete with Hinduism, Jainism, Ājīvika, etc.

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Ajivika, Buddhism and Jainism: Why the 3rd Shramana religion "Ajivika" was lost after 2000 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfFBFArv-8Y

#TIL When Buddhism and Jainism were taking roots in India, they were just two of more than 62 religious groups that originated in India during the sixth century BC. Of these 62 religions only #Buddhism and #Jainism survived to the modern ages and the rest perished with time leaving hardly any trace behind.

But one of those schools managed to survive for the next two thousand years, only to vanish forever during the late medieval times. This was the third-largest religious group having its origins in the #Shramana tradition and was followed by a large population for the next several centuries. This was the #Ajivika sect.