The mystics, ascetics, and saints of India : a study of Sadhuism, with an account of the Yogis, Sanyasis, Bairagis, and other strange Hindu sectarians (1905)
Oman, John Campbell, 1841-1911 · London : T. F. Unwin · leaf 30
CISM : ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT Asceticism a common Feature in all Religions—Ideas underlying Asceticism—Sinfulness—The Doctrine that Matter is inherently bad—The Beliefthat the Human Body is the great Hindrance to the Attainment by theSoul of its proper Destiny—Ascetic Practices, and the… … SCETICISM is a common feature inall religious systems, and is thepractical expression of certaindefinite phases of religioussentiment and philosophicalspeculation. Probablythe earliest promptingstowards ascetic practicescame from a desire ofself - humiliation beforethe Unseen Powers, inorder to…
Hinduism · Asceticism -- Hinduism · Mysticism -- India · Sadhus -- India · Hindu sects · India -- Religious life and customs
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