How to Behave like a Bull? New Insight into the Origin and Religious Practices of Pāśupatas

This paper begins with the identification and analysis of some earliest textual references to Pāśupata ascetics, their tenets, and behaviours. Then it inquires into the genesis of Pāśupatism by analysing some critical passages of the Pāśupatasūtra, going beyond Kauṇḍinya’s Bhāṣya. It analyses releva...

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Main Author: Acharya, Diwakar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2013
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2013, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-131
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