The Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs: The Integration of Ascetic Lineages Into an Order

by Matthew Clark

This book provides an account of the organisation, practices and history of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs, one of the largest sects of sādhu-s ('holy men') in South Asia. According to tradition, the sect was founded by the legendary south-Indian philosopher Śaṅkarācārya, whose floruit was most probably around 700CE.
While the first three chapters of this book examine the sect's organisation and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004152113
• ISBN13: 9789004152113
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"