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The powers of divine existence can be misused, as Indian narratives contain many examples of questionable conduct by powerful ascetics and yogins.
“The powers afforded by the divine mode of existence, in fact, might provide opportunities for abuse-Indian narrative literature offers many examples of questionable behavior on the part of powerful ascetics and yogins (White 2009).”
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- Authors
- White, D. G.
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- White, David Gordon
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- University of Chicago Press
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- 2009
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- en
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