Sannyāsa
संन्यासपुल्लिङ्ग (masculine) · सम् उपसर्ग (sam — completely) + नि उपसर्ग (ni — down) + अस् धातु (as — to cast, throw) + घञ् प्रत्यय
sannyāsa
Practices and Paths
Complete renunciation of worldly life in pursuit of mokṣa
Sannyāsa is the act of complete renunciation — abandonment of possessions, social roles, and worldly ambitions in exclusive pursuit of liberation. It is the fourth āśrama (stage of life) in the Vedic tradition. What defines sannyāsa is not clothing or dwelling, but internal attitude: genuine abandonment of the pursuit of security and pleasure in external objects. It can be vividiśā (preparation for study) or vidvat (natural consequence of knowledge).
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