The Daśanāmī-saṃnyāsīs : the integration of ascetic lineages into an order /
This book provides an account of the organisation, practices and history of the Da?an?m?-Sa?ny?s?s, one of the largest sects of s?dhu-s ('holy men') in South Asia, founded, according to tradtion, by the legendary philosopher?a?kar?c?rya.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2006.
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Colección: | Brill's Indological library ;
v. 25. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PREFACE
- ABBREVIATIONS
- TRANSLITERATION
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER ONE BRANCHES OF THE DASANAMI ORDER
- CHAPTER TWO AKHADA-S AND DASANAMI FUNCTIONARIES
- CHAPTER THREE RENUNCIATION, RULES FOR ASCETICS, AND INITIATION
- CHAPTER FOUR. THE INTEGRATION OF VARIOUS LINEAGES: THE MATHAMNAYA-S
- CHAPTER FIVE SANKARA�S HAGIOGRAPHIES AND HIS RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION
- CHAPTER SIX THE RISE AND INFLUENCE OF ADVAITA MATHA-S
- CHAPTER SEVEN NAGA-S, SUFIS AND PARALLEL RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES
- APPENDIX 1
- Appendix 2 translation
- appendix 3
- appendix 4
- bibliography
- index