Sannyasa

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fourth (wandering ascetic) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life. uncountable

    "“Fourth stage only is sannyasa, complete and total renunciation.”"

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"“Fourth stage only is sannyasa, complete and total renunciation.”"

Etymology

From Sanskrit संन्यास (saṃnyāsa).

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