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noun
An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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History
From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
