samana

See also: samaṇa and Samaná

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˌmɑːnə/, /sɑːˌmɑːnɑː/

Noun

samana (plural samanas)

  1. (religion) An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
  2. (Buddhism) An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit.

Synonyms

  • (Indian ascetic): sramana (esp. Hindu & Jain contexts), ascetic (Indian contexts)

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Pronoun

samana

  1. (indefinite) essive singular of sama

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Romanization

samana

  1. romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰