- A monk (/mʌŋk/; from Gr****: μοναχός, monachos, "single, solitary" via
Latin monachus) is a man who is a
member of a
religious order and
lives in a monastery...
-
Renunciates of
Darkover is an
anthology of
fantasy and
science fiction short stories edited by
Marion Zimmer Bradley. The
stories are set in Bradley's...
- he met Ramakrishna,
later becoming a
devoted follower and
sannyasin (
renunciate).
After the
death of Ramakrishna,
Vivekananda toured the
Indian subcontinent...
-
context of
Indian martial artists or a
sampradaya monastery for
religious renunciates in Guru–shishya tradition. For example, in the
context of the Dashanami...
- (householder),
Vanaprastha (forest walker/forest dweller), and
Sannyasa (
renunciate). The
Asrama system is one
facet of the
Dharma concept in Hinduism. It...
- disciples. Single-staff
renunciates are
distinct in
their practices from
Shaiva trishuladhari or "trident-wielding
renunciates" and
Vaishnava traditions...
- monk is
called a Sanyāsī, Sādhu, or Swāmi. A
female renunciate is
called a Sanyāsini.
Renunciates receive high
respect in
Hindu society because of their...
-
Hayashi resigned his job and left his
family to join Aum and
become a
renunciate. He was
believed to be one of
Shoko Asahara's
favorites and was appointed...
-
refers to when a
layperson leaves home to live the life of a
Buddhist renunciate among a
community of
bhikkhus (fully
ordained monks). This
generally involves...
-
Hagiographies dating from the 14th-17th
centuries deified him as a ruler-
renunciate,
travelling on a
digvijaya (conquest of the four quarters)
across the...
