sadhu

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Turkish - Turkish
Brahma çilesi
English - English
An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty)
Ecstasy, and by extension the place where a great
Mendicant
[a good or holy man, saint]
{i} (Hinduism) Hindu holy sage, Indian ascetic holy man, Indian monk, Hindu holy beggar
(Hinduism) an ascetic holy man
Ascetic, holy person, one who is trying to achieve enligtment; usually addressed as 'swamiji'
Hindu holy man
(Sanskrit word meaning "virtuous"): literally, a saintly person
a saint or Krsna conscious person
a Hindu holy man who lives a very simple life
a holy man

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sadhu and swami
In India, a religious ascetic or holy person. Sadhus are typically wandering ascetics who subsist on alms. They may follow the tenets of a particular belief system, such as Hinduism or Jainism, but are more typically regarded as saintly in their own right. The term swami refers to a sadhu ordained in a specific order and is associated particularly with Vedanta. Sadhus and swamis may live either in communities or in solitude; they typically possess little, eschew conventional and modern dress, and have shaven heads or matted, unkempt hair
sadhus
plural of sadhu