Obscure Religious Cults as Background of Bengali Literature c2.102

c2.102

[Dharma cult a local cult of West-Bengal and of some parts of Orissa—prevalent among low-class people—the composite nature of the cult—the liturgical works of the Dharma cult—and those of later Buddhism—is the Dharma cult Buddhistic in essential nature?—in what sense can the Dharma cult be said to be crypto-Buddhistic?—possible Muslim influence on the Dharma cult—causes for amity among the Muslims and the Dharmites—oppression by the Hindus of the Dharmites—the story of the wrath of Nirañjana and its significance—some Muslim practices in the Dharma cult.]