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==Origin==

==Origin==

Urdu, Hindi sannyāsī, = [[Sanskrit]] saṃnyāsin laying aside, abandoning, [[ascetic]], < saṃ together + ni down + as to throw. Saṃnyāsa in [[Sanskrit]] means "renunciation", "abandonment". It is a tripartite compound of saṃ- has "[[collective]]" [[meaning]], ni- means "down" and āsa is from the [[root]] as, meaning "to throw" or "to put", so a [[literal]] [[translation]] would be "laying it all down". In Dravidian languages, "sanyasi" is pronounced as "sanyasi" and also "sannasi" in colloquial form.

Urdu, Hindi sannyāsī, = [[Sanskrit]] saṃnyāsin laying aside, abandoning, [[ascetic]], < saṃ together + ni down + as to throw. Saṃnyāsa in [[Sanskrit]] means "renunciation", "abandonment". It is a tripartite compound of saṃ- has "[[collective]]" [[meaning]], ni- means "down" and āsa is from the [[root]] as, meaning "to throw" or "to put", so a [[literal]] [[translation]] would be "laying it all down". In Dravidian languages, "sanyasi" is pronounced as "sanyasi" and also "sannasi" in colloquial form.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1613]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1613]

==Definition==

==Definition==

* A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman] ([[ascetic]]) in the fourth [[stage]] of his life; a wandering fakir or [[religious]] mendicant.

* A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman] ([[ascetic]]) in the fourth [[stage]] of his life; a wandering fakir or [[religious]] mendicant.

==Description==

==Description==

'''Sannyasa''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari Devanagari]: सन्यास, sannyāsa) is the order of life of the [[renouncer]] within [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu Hindu] scheme of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80%C5%9Brama āśramas], or life [[stages]]. It is considered the topmost and final [[stage]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedic_ashram_system ashram] systems and is [[traditionally]] taken by men at or beyond the age of fifty years old or by young [[monks]] who wish to dedicate their entire life towards [[spiritual]] pursuits. In this phase of life, the [[person]] develops vairāgya, or a [[state]] of dispassion and detachment from [[material]] life. He renounces all worldly [[thoughts]] and [[desires]], and spends the rest of his life in [[spiritual]] [[contemplation]]. One within the sannyasa order is known as a '''sannyasin'''.

'''Sannyasa''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari Devanagari]: सन्यास, sannyāsa) is the order of life of the [[renouncer]] within [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu Hindu] scheme of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80%C5%9Brama āśramas], or life [[stages]]. It is considered the topmost and final [[stage]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedic_ashram_system ashram] systems and is [[traditionally]] taken by men at or beyond the age of fifty years old or by young [[monks]] who wish to dedicate their entire life towards [[spiritual]] pursuits. In this phase of life, the [[person]] develops vairāgya, or a [[state]] of dispassion and detachment from [[material]] life. He renounces all worldly [[thoughts]] and [[desires]], and spends the rest of his life in [[spiritual]] [[contemplation]]. One within the sannyasa order is known as a '''sannyasin'''.

There are a [[number]] of [[types]] of sannyasi in accordance with socio-[[religious]] [[context]]. [[Tradition]]ally there are four types of forest [[hermits]] with [[different]] [[stages]] of [[dedication]].[1] In recent history, two distinct orders are observed "ekadanda" (literally single stick) and "tridanda' (triple rod or stick) saffron robed monks,[2] the first being part of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankaracarya Sankaracarya] [[tradition]] and the second is sannyasa followed by various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaishnava vaishnava] [[traditions]] and introduced to the west by followers of the reformer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaktisiddhanta_Sarasvati_Thakura Siddhanta Sarasvati]. Austerities and attributes associated with the order, as well as [[expectations]] will differ in both.

There are a [[number]] of [[types]] of sannyasi in accordance with socio-[[religious]] [[context]]. [[Tradition]]ally there are four types of forest [[hermits]] with [[different]] [[stages]] of [[dedication]].[1] In recent history, two distinct orders are observed "ekadanda" (literally single stick) and "tridanda' (triple rod or stick) saffron robed monks,[2] the first being part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankaracarya Sankaracarya] [[tradition]] and the second is sannyasa followed by various [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaishnava vaishnava] [[traditions]] and introduced to the west by followers of the reformer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaktisiddhanta_Sarasvati_Thakura Siddhanta Sarasvati]. Austerities and attributes associated with the order, as well as [[expectations]] will differ in both.

The sannyasi lives a [[celibate]] life without possessions, practises [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga yoga] [[meditation]] — or in other [[traditions]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti bhakti], or [[devotion]]al [[meditation]], with [[prayers]] to their chosen [[deity]] or [[God]]. The goal of the Hindu Sannsyasin is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha] (liberation), the conception of which also varies. For the [[devotion]] oriented [[traditions]], liberation consists of [[union]] with the [[Divine]], while for Yoga oriented traditions, liberation is the [[experience]] of the highest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%C4%81dhi samādhi] ([[enlightenment]]). For the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita Advaita] [[tradition]], liberation is the removal of all [[ignorance]] and realising oneself as one with the Supreme [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman].

The sannyasi lives a [[celibate]] life without possessions, practises [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga yoga] [[meditation]] — or in other [[traditions]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti bhakti], or [[devotion]]al [[meditation]], with [[prayers]] to their chosen [[deity]] or [[God]]. The goal of the Hindu Sannsyasin is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha] (liberation), the conception of which also varies. For the [[devotion]] oriented [[traditions]], liberation consists of [[union]] with the [[Divine]], while for Yoga oriented traditions, liberation is the [[experience]] of the highest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%C4%81dhi samādhi] ([[enlightenment]]). For the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita Advaita] [[tradition]], liberation is the removal of all [[ignorance]] and realising oneself as one with the Supreme [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman].

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Monk]]'''''

*'''''[[Monk]]'''''