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| − | A Sanskrit word (also written | + | (Sannyāsin)A Sanskrit word (also written “''samnyasin'',” from ''sam-ny-as'', throw down, abandon, etc.) applied to one who has renounced all wordly possessions and ties. It is of two kinds: ''vividisa-samnyasa'' (lit. “renunciation with an intense desire to know”), which is renunciation preceded by a sense of worldly detachment but with an unwavering effort at attaining Self-realization, and ''vidvat-samnyasa'' (lit. “renunciation with knowledge”), which is total and unconditional renunciation accompanied by Self-knowledge (''atma-vidya'' or ''atma-jñana''). In the former, certain rules have to be observed, but in the latter there is absolute freedom because there is no attachment to the result of action. |
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(Sannyāsin)A Sanskrit word (also written “samnyasin,” from sam-ny-as, throw down, abandon, etc.) applied to one who has renounced all wordly possessions and ties. It is of two kinds: vividisa-samnyasa (lit. “renunciation with an intense desire to know”), which is renunciation preceded by a sense of worldly detachment but with an unwavering effort at attaining Self-realization, and vidvat-samnyasa (lit. “renunciation with knowledge”), which is total and unconditional renunciation accompanied by Self-knowledge (atma-vidya or atma-jñana). In the former, certain rules have to be observed, but in the latter there is absolute freedom because there is no attachment to the result of action.
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