The Daśanāmī-saṃnyāsīs: The Integration of Ascetic Lineages Into an OrderThis 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 its various branches, the latter chapters explore its history. This is the first full-length study of the Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs to be published since the 1970s, and will be particularly useful both for students of Hinduism and for readers with a particular interest in the religious history of mediaeval India. |
Contents
Chapter one BRANCHES OF THE DAŚANĀMĪ ORDER | 28 |
Chapter two AKHĀRĀS AND DAŚANĀMĪ FUNCTIONARIES | 53 |
Chapter three RENUNCIATION RULES FOR ASCETICS | 81 |
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ācārya According advaita Agni akhārā Allahabad Antarkar ascetics āśrama Bader Banaras Bhāratī Bhāratītīrtha brahmacārī Brahmanical Buddhist Bukka caste century dandi-s Daśanāmī Daśanāmī akhārā-s Daśanāmī order deity devī dharma Dharmakīrti Dharmaśāstra disciples Dvārakā evidence founded four matha-s gosain-s gotra guru guru-paramparā hagiographies hagiographies of Sankara Haridvār Harihara Harihara II Hindu initiation inscription Jaina Jūnā akhārā Jyotir Kālāmukha Kāńcī Kāńcīpuram Karnataka king Kudalī Kumbh Mela lineages Mādhava Madhva Mahābhārata Mahāmandaleśvara mahant Mandanamiśra mantra marhī-s Mathāmnāya-s Melā mentioned monastic Muslim nāgā nāgā-s Nāsik Olivelle organisation orthodox Padmapāda Pāńcarātra paramahamsa Pāśupata performed pītha pontiffs Prayāg preceptor Purī Rāmānandī Rāmānuja referred religious renouncer renunciation ritual sādhu-s śaiva Śaivism samnyāsī-s sampradāya Sankara Sankarācārya Sanskrit Śāradā Sarasvatī Sastri sect Sinha and Saraswati Śiva sixteenth smārta south India Śrī Śrigerī Śrigerī matha Sūfis Sureśvara Svāmī temple texts tion Tirtha tradition Udāsin Ujjain Upādhyāy Upaniṣad vaișnava Veda Vedānta Vedic Vidyāranya Vidyātīrtha Vijayanagara Vişnu worship