The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (615 page)
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Da
an
m
anm(Skt., ‘having ten names’). A Hindu order of wandering monks founded by the great philosopher
Sa
kara
and upholding his philosophy of
Advaita Ved
nta
. It is a loose federation of
aivite
sa
ny
sins
(‘renouncers’), consisting of ten monastic lineages, the members of each lineage bearing a distinctive title or ‘name’ (
n
man
), which is suffixed to their individual monastic names at the time of initiation.
Sa
karaand upholding his philosophy of
Advaita Ved
nta. It is a loose federation of
aivitesa
nysins(‘renouncers’), consisting of ten monastic lineages, the members of each lineage bearing a distinctive title or ‘name’ (
n
man), which is suffixed to their individual monastic names at the time of initiation.
Dassana
(Buddhist insight based on reason)
:
(Buddhist insight based on reason)
:
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