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 82
On the other hand, certainsadhus (Bairagis) are credited with effectually keeping theirdesires under control by subjecting themselves to a cruel ^ The story of the descent of the Ganges, reproduced from the Ramayana,is given in my Great Indian Epics (1899), pp. 87-90.- Beligious Sects of the… … ■A :5 •n O > o 05 e 5 M I SADHUS BEFORE THE PUBLIC AT FAIRS discipline entirely destructive of particular nerves andmuscles of tlie body.^ As aids to meditation, possibly also in some cases asmeans for the mortification of tbe flesh, a great number ofdsans, or postures, with such fantastic names…
Hinduism · Asceticism -- Hinduism · Mysticism -- India · Sadhus -- India · Hindu sects · India -- Religious life and customs
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