Asrama System: The History And Hermeneutics Of A Religious Institution
Author: Olivelle, Patrick
Hardback; Book; Bibliography 288 pages Published: December 1993 Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019508327X
A study of the Asrama system, a Hindu construct consisting of four legitimate ways of leading a religious life. The author traces its early history and explains how Asrama gradually established connections with other Hindu religious institutions to emerge as a central tenet of the Hindu dharma.

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