samana
See also: samaṇa
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Etymology edit
From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts.
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samana (plural samanas)
- (religion) An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
- (Buddhism) An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit.
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- (Buddhist monk): bhikkhu
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Indian ascetic
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samana
- (indefinite) essive singular of sama
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samana
- Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰