The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1629 page)
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N
g
s
gs(from Skt.,
nagna
, ‘naked’). A Hindu sect of naked
ascetics
. They were recruited mainly from non-
brahman
castes
, and became well-known for their belligerence in defending their tradition.
nagna
, ‘naked’). A Hindu sect of naked
ascetics
. They were recruited mainly from non-
brahman
castes
, and became well-known for their belligerence in defending their tradition.
N
gasena
.
gasena.
A Buddhist sage who lived probably in the present-day Pañj
b, in the early 2nd cent. BCE. He appears in a 1st-cent. CE P
li text,
Milinda-pañha
. In a
Sarv
stiv
din
version of the same text, he is given the name Dh
tika.
b, in the early 2nd cent. BCE. He appears in a 1st-cent. CE Pli text,Milinda-pañha
. In a
Sarv
stivdinversion of the same text, he is given the name Dh
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