Upanayana is one of the purificatory rites in which a boy is invested with the sacred thread and thus endowed with second or spiritual birth and qualified to learn the Veda by heart. From the day the initiation ceremony takes place, the young celibate commits himself to a life of austerity and abstinence.
- ISBN:
- 9788120812406
- 9788120812406
-
Category:
- Sociology: customs & traditions
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
31-10-1997
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Motilal Banarsidass Publications
- Country of origin:
- India
- Pages:
- 191
- Dimensions (mm):
- 220x150x10mm
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