Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.9
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.9
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The Nisītha cūrṇi mentions five classes of the Samanas : (1) Niggantha, Sādhu or Khamana, (2) Sakka, (3) Tāvasa, (4) Gerua (Parivrājaka) and (5) Ājīvika⁵ We shall deal with them one by one.