Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethnography of a Jain Ascetic Community by Anne Vallely

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Guardians of the Transcendent: An Ethnography of a Jain Ascetic Community

Anne Vallely

320 pages paperback

2 editions

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Itinerant white-robed ascetics represent the highest ethical ideal among the Jains of rural Rajasthan. They renounce family, belongings, and desires in order to lead lives of complete non-violence. In their communities, Jain ascetics play key role...

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