ascetic vs sannyasi

ascetic

noun
  • One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence. 

adj
  • Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure. 

  • Of or relating to ascetics 

sannyasi

noun
  • A man in the stage of sannyasa; a wandering ascetic, a religious mendicant. 

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