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The Daśanāmī-saṃnyāsīs : the integration of ascetic lineages into an order / by Matthew Clark.
Van Pelt Library BL1245.D27 C53 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, Matthew (Matthew James)
- Series:
- Brill's Indological library 0925-2916 ; v. 25.
- Brill's Indological library, 0925-2916 ; v. 25
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Daśnāmīs--History.
- Daśnāmīs.
- Daśnāmīs--Customs and practices.
- Sannyasi.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 352 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Revision of thesis (Ph.D.)--University of London, 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-338) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004152113
- OCLC:
- 65407922
- Publisher Number:
- 9789004152113 (alk. paper)
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