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samana.

An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.

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Meaning & usage

noun/səˌmɑːnə//sɑːˌmɑːnɑː/
  1. An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.

  2. An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit.

Where this word comes from

From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts.

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