The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1271 page)
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Ke
adh
r
adhr(Pañj
b
, ‘one who keeps long
hair
’). Sikh whose hair (and beard) are uncut. One of the
Five Ks
is the uncut hair (
ke
).
b, ‘one who keeps longhair
’). Sikh whose hair (and beard) are uncut. One of the
Five Ks
is the uncut hair (
ke
).Keshub Chandra Sen
:
:
Ke
in
in(Skt., ‘long-haired’). Solitary ascetics in early Indian religion, as in
g Veda
10. 136. They were thus forerunners of the
r
ma
as
, and important precursors of the ascetic emphasis among Jains.
g Veda10. 136. They were thus forerunners of the
rmaas, and important precursors of the ascetic emphasis among Jains.
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