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CALCUTTA. Asiatic Society of Bengal, July 6.—Braja Lai Mukherjee: The Vratyas and their sacrifices. Vrātyastoma is a social or religious penance for those who have in some manner or other defied or neglected religious law and order. Men originally belonging to the Vaidik community, but becoming alienated, and neglecting or defying Vaidik precepts, and creating disorder, were called Vrātyas.—Bimala Charan Law: Data from the Sumangalavilāsinī. An attempt has been made to present from the Sumangalavilāsinī (the commentary on the Digha Nikāya of the Sutta Pitaka, written by Buddhaghosa), interesting materials for the study of ancient Indian life.
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Societies and Academies. Nature 116, 300 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116300a0
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