Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus c5.35
Sketch of the Religious Sects of the Hindus c5.35
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c5.35
The next opponents of SANKARA ACHARYA were the Sauras, or worshippers of the sun, as the creator and cause of the world : a few Sauras, chiefly Brahmans, still exist as a sect, as will be hereafter noticed ; but the divisions enumerated by ANANDA GIRI, are now, it is believed, unknown: he distinguishes them into the following six classes.