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ASSAM\n\nBy  \nS.N.SARMA,M.A.,D.PHIL.,Secretary,University Classes,Gauhati University.  \nDEPARTMENT OF PUBLICATIONGAUHATI UNIVERSITY1966  \n一  \nGauhati University31 May,1966  \n# PUBLISHER'S NOTE\n\nGauhati University in the Department of Publication,besides pub-lishing books of popular and technical nature,has pleasure in undertakingto publish theses approved by this University for Doctorate Degree underthe Scheme of Publication of Research works including Docloral Thesesfinanced by the University Grants Commission,and Dr S.N.Sarma'sThe Neo-Vaisnavite Movement and the Satra Institutions of Assam,whichwas approved by Gauhati University for Doctor of Philosophy(D.Phil)Degree in 1955,has been included in the series of such publications.  \nWe need hardly impress upon the class of readers interested in thestudy of such works that the publication of works likc this will go a longway to stimulate thinking in regard to the evaluation of our resourcefulpast and the heritage we acclaim.  \nWe are thankful to the University Grants Commission but forwhose policy of material encouragement towards publication of scholarlyworks,we would have most certainly been far behind the project nowfound possible to take up.  \nThanks are due to the staff of my department,particularly to ShriKeshav Mahanta who corrected the original typescript of the thesis.  \nThe publishers will be happy if this work is received with theappreciation it deserves.  \nMaheswar Neog,  \nProfessor,in charge of Department ofPublication,Gauhati University  \n# PREFACE\n\nThe neo-Vaisnavite movement initiated by the saint-poet Sankaradevain the last decade of the fifteenth century is an epoch-making phenomenonin the religious and social life of medieval Assam.Its impact on religion,literature,fine arts and social life of Assam,particularly of the BrahmaputraValley,is indeed great and abiding.The satra institution which is stillfunctioning as a living organisation for propagating and diffusing Vaisnaviteideals,was brought into existencc by the Vaisnavite saints headed bySankaradeva in tho sixteenth century to serve as a centre of religious propa-gation and discussion.It expanded and developed during the course ofthe next two centurics,and a net-work of satras practically covered theentire Brahmaputra Valley and its adjacent areas.Although materials fora systematic and scientific study are available in abundance no attempt,untill a decade back,was made to present a systematic and connectedaccount of the growth and development of the neo-Vaisnavite movementand the satra institution of Assam.  \nAn attempt at presenting a comprehensive survey of the Vaisnavamovement and systematic study of the satra institution has been made here.The work was prepared for the Doctorate Degree of the Gauhati Universityand it was accepted for the same in 1955.The work was prepared andcompleted during 1952-54,but it could not be published so long for wantof fund.It has now becn possible after a lapse of twelve years to publishthe work with the fund provided by the University Grants Commission.Nomaterial change has been made in the original matters of the work sub-mitted to the University as a doctoral thesis.  \nIn preparing this work all available source-materials of primaryand secondary importance have been carefully examined before use.Butin spite of my sincere efforts,error may have crept into the volume forwhich I owe an apology to the learned readers.  \nI take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude to the late Dr.Birinchi Kumar Barua who took so much trouble in guiding my researchwork in the midst of his manifold activities.Dr.Barua is no more with usand it pains me to think that he could not see the work in printed form.  \nI express my gratitude to the University Grants Commission forproviding the necessary fund at the disposal of the Gauhati University forpublication of this work.I 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