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<p> is one of tlhe Vaishnava (q.v.) sects among the Hindus. It was instituted by | Charan Dasis <ref name="term_31383" /> | ||
==References == | <p> is one of tlhe Vaishnava (q.v.) sects among the Hindus. It was instituted by Charan Das,. a merchant of the Dhusar tribe, who resided at [[Delhi]] in the reign of the second Alemgir. They assert the pre-eminence of faith above every other distinction. They require no particular qualification of caste, order, or sex for their teachers; and they attach great importance to morality. Their decalogue is as follows: </p> <p> '''1,''' not to lie; </p> <p> '''2,''' not to revile; </p> <p> '''3,''' not to speak harshly; </p> <p> '''4,''' not to discourse idly; </p> <p> '''5,''' not to steal; </p> <p> '''6,''' not to commit adultery; </p> <p> '''7,''' not to offer violence to any created thing; </p> <p> '''8,''' not to imagine evil; </p> <p> '''9,''' not to cherish hatred; </p> <p> '''10,''' not to indulge in conceit or pride. </p> <p> These sectaries consist of two classes, the clerical and the secular. The latter are chiefly of the mercantile order; but the former lead a mendicant and ascetic life, and are distinguished by wearing yellow garments, a single streak of sandal-color down the forehead, a necklace and rosary of Tulasi beads, an-d a small-pointed cap, around the lower part of which they wear a yellow turban. The authorities of the sect are the Sri [[Bhagavat]] and Gita. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_31383"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/charan+dasis Charan Dasis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_31383"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/charan+dasis Charan Dasis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:44, 15 October 2021
Charan Dasis [1]
is one of tlhe Vaishnava (q.v.) sects among the Hindus. It was instituted by Charan Das,. a merchant of the Dhusar tribe, who resided at Delhi in the reign of the second Alemgir. They assert the pre-eminence of faith above every other distinction. They require no particular qualification of caste, order, or sex for their teachers; and they attach great importance to morality. Their decalogue is as follows:
1, not to lie;
2, not to revile;
3, not to speak harshly;
4, not to discourse idly;
5, not to steal;
6, not to commit adultery;
7, not to offer violence to any created thing;
8, not to imagine evil;
9, not to cherish hatred;
10, not to indulge in conceit or pride.
These sectaries consist of two classes, the clerical and the secular. The latter are chiefly of the mercantile order; but the former lead a mendicant and ascetic life, and are distinguished by wearing yellow garments, a single streak of sandal-color down the forehead, a necklace and rosary of Tulasi beads, an-d a small-pointed cap, around the lower part of which they wear a yellow turban. The authorities of the sect are the Sri Bhagavat and Gita.
