Book 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.
Book Details
Book Name | The Da?an?m?-Sa?ny?s's: The Integration Of Ascetic Lineages Into An Order |
Author | M. J. Clark, Matthew Clark |
Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers (Aug 2006) |
ISBN | 9789004152113 |
Pages | 354 |
Language | English |
Price | 8521 |