The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (330 page)

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Baigan, Ishida
(founder of Japanese religious movement)
:
Baimasi
(Buddhist monastery)
:
Bair
g
.
An order of Hindu
yogis
, derived from Bhatrah
ri, a ruler who was persuaded by
Gorakhn
th
to give up his throne and become a disciple. The term is more often encountered in the Sikh reinterpretation, in which the bairags are those who devote themselves to God while remaining with their families.
Bais
kh
,
V(a)is
kh
.

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