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Home  » Resources » Glossary » Caityavāsin

Caityavāsin

Temple dweller’, used deprecatingly in the 11th to 13th centuries for groups of monks who permanently lived in temples instead of wandering about and were thus connected with money.

Synonyms:
caitya-vāsins
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