The monastic/ascetic tradition of India and its ramification towards the west
Shivdasani lecture
Prof. G. C. Tripathi
3 Nov 2016
The lecture would shed light on the Indian phenomenon of monasticism (shrama, shramana) and asceticism (tapas,tapasvin). Buddhist monks are referred to as shramanas, the toilers. The concept of shrama (labour) has a spiritual connotation in the Vedic literature. Monastic way of life, according...