In the Hindu system of four life stages known as Ashramas, Sannyasa, which is also occasionally spelled Sanyasa, refers to the life of renunciation of the individual. The first three Ashramas are Brahmacharya i.e. of bachelor studentship, Grihastha i.e the family-man and Vanaprastha i.e. the forest dweller or who has retired from family-life. However, young Brahmacharis have the option to forego the householder and retiree phases, forsake earthly and material pursuits and dedicate their lives to spiritual activities. Sannyasa is typically thought to be for men or women in their later stages of life. Sannyasa is a type of asceticism with the aim of devoting the life in tranquil, spiritual activities. It is characterised by the renunciation of earthly pleasures and biases, which is symbolized by a state of apathy and dissociation from material life. In Hinduism, a person participating in Sanyasa is referred to as a Sannyasi for man or Sannyasini for woman. In the early Vedic literature, a Muni is described as having traits similar to those of later Sannyasins and Sannyasinis. The principles underlying the Sannyasa notion as well as the antiquated Brahmacharya philosophy were certainly inspired by these Munis, their way of life and their quest of spirituality as bachelor studentship i.e. Bramhacharya. A Sannyasin leads a straightforward life that is usually detachment, nomadic and involves wandering from place to place without any material belongings or emotional ties. They frequently dress in yellow, saffron, orange, ochr, or soil-colored clothing and may carry a strolling stick, a book, a container or jug for food and drink. They are typically vegetarians and they could have long hair and look disorderly. In Indian religions, sannyasa has traditionally been a stage of renouncing, Ahimsa i.e. non-violence, a tranquil and modest existence, and spiritual inquiry. However at the face of alien religious invasions in Indian Sub-Continent and criminal bigotry, that the ascetics manifested itself into a military order, where they pioneered guerilla warfare techniques, military tactics and martial arts to save and protect the Inidc Religion and Civilization. [Information and Image Credit : Sannyasa, Wikipedia] [Image : Adi Shankara (788-820 A.D.), founder of Advaita Vedanta, with disciples)] [The Work (Image) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of author plus 70 years or fewer. The Work (Image) is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1927. (Kindly Relate to Individual Source Image URL for More Usage Properties)] [Source Image URL :
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