Ascetics and kings in a Jain ritual cultureJainism 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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| Title | Ascetics and kings in a Jain ritual culture |
| Author | Lawrence A. Babb |
| Publisher | Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1998 |
| ISBN | 8120815386, 9788120815384 |
| Length | 244 pages |
| Subjects | › Jainism Religion / Jainism Religious life |
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