History of Indian asceticism in pre-Buddhistic times

This study is concerned with the origins and the development of Indian asceticism before the time of the Buddha. In: the first chapter we have tried to define the concept of asceticism and fix its typology. We have included the practices of Upasana and Yoga in asceticism. The second chapter is devot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Singh, Janardan P.
Published: SOAS, University of London 1960
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.759026