Consider the following statements regarding the various heterodox sects that arose in the 6th century BCE: 1. Makkhali Gosala, the founder of the Ajivika sect, propounded the doctrine of 'Niyati' (absolute determinism or fate). 2. Ajita Kesakambali was a materialist philosopher who rejected the concepts of karma, afterlife, and moral retribution. 3. Both Ajivikas and Charvakas received extensive state patronage from the early Vedic kings of the Kuru kingdom. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

• A: 1 only
• B: 1 and 2 only
• C: 2 and 3 only
• D: 1, 2 and 3

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