Hindu Monastic Life: The Monks and Monasteries of Bhubaneswar 9780773593404
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English Pages [241] Year 1976
Table of contents :
Cover
Copyright
Title
Contents
Tables
Illustrations
Preface
A Note on Transliteration
Introduction/Backgrounds in Tradition and History
Hindu Asceticism and Monasticism
The Setting: Bhubaneswar, Orissa
A Tentative History of Monasticism at Bhubaneswar
Part One/The Ascetics
1 Religious Leaders: The Ascetic as Guru and Preacher
The Guru
The Preacher
Summary
2 Common Lifestyles: Non-Intellectual Devotion and Solitary Withdrawal
The Bhaktas, Father and Son
The Troubadour
The Solitary Ascetic
Summary
3 Three Atypical Life Histories
The Fun-Lover and the Mendicant
The Babaji ("Doctor Refugee")
4 The Development of the Monastic Career
Psycho-Social Factors Motivating Entrance, According to Age
Initiation
Ranks of Ascetics
Religious Experiences
5 The Laity's Perception of Ascetics and Contemporary Hinduism
The Laymen's Opinions
Patrons and Clients
The Du Bois Value Guide
Part Two/The Monasteries
6 The Range of Religious Structures
Fission and Intercommunication
Chosen Deities
Monastic Orders and Non-Sectarianism
7 The Varieties of Social Structure
Financial Structure
Organizational Structure
Succession to Headship
8 The Range of Religious Rituals
Public External Festivals
Internal Monastic Celebrations Held Annually
A Special-Purpose Ritual
Private Internal Observances: Daily Worship
9 Social Functions: Their Range and Trends
Monasteries as Feudal Landlords
The Monastery as Guest-House
Dispensaries
Educational Institutions
Religious Parks and Roadside Shrines
Centres of Sacredness
Conclusion/An Evaluation
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
