A History of the Dasnami Naga Sannyasis (Hardcover)

I. Introduction by Ananda Bhattacharyya II.Foreword III. Preface to the First Edition 1. Life of Shankar?ch?rya 2. The Date of Shankar?ch?rya 3. Shankar?ch?rya’s Teachings 4. The Ten Orders or Dasnamis 5. Rules and Practices of Dasnami Monks 6. The Akharas and their Constitution: Past History of the Akharas 7. Householder or Grihastha Gosavis 8. Hindu Fighting Priest: Their Early History 9. Rajendra Giri Gosain (ad 1751-1753) 10. Anupgiri alias Himmat Bahadur: Early Career 11. In the Jat Service, 1764-1766 184 12. In Bundelkhand and Oudh Service 13. In the Emperor’s Service 14. Later Service under the Empire: Anupgiris Diplomacy, 1782-1784 15. Mahadji Sindhia and the Gosains: Anupgiri’s Rupture with Mahadji Sindhia and Recovery of Power (November 1784-October 1788) 16. The Last Stage 1789-1804 Rupture with Mahadji Sindhia and Migration to Bundelkhand 17. Military Services under our Princes 18. Gosains in Banking Administration and Civil Administration 19. A Short History of Akhara Mahanirvani