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Worldly Gurus And Spiritual Kings: Architecture And Asceticism In Medieval India,New Church ' The Book Is DesignedThe First Major Study Of The Hindu Monastery, A Highly Complex Architectural Form In The Heart Of The Indian Subcontinent. This Pioneering Book Is The First Fulllength Study Of The Matha, Or Hindu Monastery, Which Developed In India At The Turn Of The First Millennium. Rendered Monumentally In Stone, The Matha Represented More Than Just An Architectural Innovation: It Signaled The Institutionalization Of Asceticism Into A Formalized Monastic Practice,