The Asrama System: The History and Hermeneutics Of A Religious Institution by Patrick Olivelle

The Asrama System: The History and Hermeneutics Of A Religious Institution

Patrick Olivelle

274 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

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The lesser known and explored of the two pillars of Hinduism-- =a'srama and var.na -- =a'srama is the name given to a system of four distinct and legitimate ways of leading a religious life: as a celibate student, a married householder, a forest h...

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