What Does Sannyasis Mean?

Sannyasa is life of renunciation and the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as Ashramas, with the first three being Brahmacharya, Grihastha and Vanaprastha.

What is the meaning of Sannyasis?

Sannyasi, (Sanskrit: “abandoning” or “throwing down”) also spelled sannyasin, in Hinduism, a religious ascetic who has renounced the world by performing his own funeral and abandoning all claims to social or family standing.

Who is called as sanyasi?

sanyasi sannyasin (sʌnˈjɑːsɪn)

/ (sʌnˈjɑːsɪ) / noun. a Brahman who having attained the fourth and last stage of life as a beggar will not be reborn, but will instead be absorbed into the Universal SoulAlso called: renunciate.