niyati
नियति niyatiDestiny or fixed fate; the doctrine of the Ajivika school that all events are predetermined and that effort changes nothing. The karma traditions defined themselves against it.
Where this term appears
- Fate or freedom Treatise
They were the Ajivikas , a movement contemporary with the Buddha, and their central doctrine was niyati : strict, unbending destiny.
- What 'karma' doesn't mean Journal
Makkhali Gosala and his Ajivika school taught niyati , destiny: everything is fixed, effort changes nothing, liberation comes round on its own schedule no matter what you do.