Unknown Pilgrims

Author(s): N Shanta
Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications Delhi

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Contents
E - From the Citadel of the Devas to Mahārāștra
a) At Devagadha b) Out of the exuberance of Khajurāho c) The Atcraśākhā d) The Kāranjāśākhā, the Nanditatagaccha and
the Senagana
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F - Fervent faith in Karnataka
a) At the White Lake of the Śramanas:
Śravana Belgola b) A Queen and certain others ...
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G - In Tamil Nāļu: Rise and decline
a) Kavunti Atika! b) The Kuratti Ațigals, teacher-ascetics
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H - The Desert blooms again
a) First dikṣās among the Terāpanthi Sadhvis b) Three samādhi-mandiras
The Names of the sixteen Satis
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PART II THE PATH LEADING TO NIRVĀŅA
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Introduction 1. The way ahead
The Supreme Reality is in truth the ātman, the Pure The Omniscient, the Wise, the Knower Ascetics, absorbed in the ātman, reach nirvāņa
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2. The voice of the sădhvis
Faith in the dharma, the śruta, and the teaching of the Sages is strengthened by knowledge Faith and knowledge shape life and facilitate right action Guides on the path
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3. Some guidelines for the study
Words and notions Texts and their contexts
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