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Chandrayana

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(or Tsiandrayana), in Hindu mythology, is the moon-penance which the men, born again as Brahmins, practice as an atonement for sins committed in a lower grade of their existence. The body is scantily fed, only nuts of the woods being eaten.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Chandrayana'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/chandrayana.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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