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OF THE HINDUS.
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5 Govind Sinhis. 6 Nirmalas.
7 Nágas. 4 Jainas of two principal orders.
1 Digambaras.
2 Swetambaras. 5 Bábá Lálís. 6 Práń Náthis. 7 Sádhs. 8 Satnámís. 9 Siva Náráyańís. 10 Śúnyavádís.
These will be regarded as varieties enough, it may be presumed, especially when it is considered, that most of them comprise a number of sub-divisions, and that besides these acknowleged classifications, many individual mendicants are to be found all over India, who can scarcely be included within the limits of any of them, exercising a sort of independence both in thought and act, and attached very loosely, if at all, to any of the popular schismatical sects'.
Some of the popular works adopt a different classification, and allude to 90 Páshandas, or heresies, which are thus arranged:
Amongst the Brahmans, ............ 24 Sannyásís, .................... Vairagis, ...............
Sauras, ..................
Jangamas, ..................
Jogis, .....................
