Which of the following statements are true regarding the Ajivikas? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1.The Ajivika sect emerged at the same time as Buddhism and Jainism
2.The Ajivikas were ascetics who followed strict discipline
3.The Ajivikas believed that the entire universe was conditioned or determined by destiny or fate
4.No texts by the Ajivikas are available to us, and what little we know has been reconstructed from Buddhist and Jain literature
5.The Ajivikas in South India developed theories analogous to Puranic cosmology
A1, 2, 3 and 4 only
B2, 3, 4 and 5 only
C1, 2, 4 and 5 only
D1, 3, 4 and 5 only
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