Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture

Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture
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Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9788120815391
ISBN-13 : 8120815394
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Download or read book Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture written by Lawrence A. Babb and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jainism is aside from Buddhism, the only surviving example of India`s ancient non-Vedic religious traditions celebrated for its systematic practice of non-violence and for the rigor of the asceticism it promotes. It sheds light on a little known religious tradition and demonstrates that divine absence.


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