Hindu Monastic Life
The Monks and Monasteries of Bhubaneswar
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1976
241 pages
978-0-7735-9340-4 (ISBN)
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Content
- 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
