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Being Hindu or being human: A reappraisal of the puruṣārthas

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Davis, D.R. Being Hindu or being human: A reappraisal of the puruṣārthas. Hindu Studies 8, 1–27 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11407-004-0001-3

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