Samnyasin ("he who has cast off"): a renouncer
Samsara ("confluence"): the finite world of change, as opposed to the ultimate Reality ( brahman or nirvana ) ...
More precisely, this designation refers to the wild goose, whose flight has inspired the ancient Indians to make it the symbol of the sun and, later, of the luminous transcendental Self, as well as a certain type of renouncer (samnyasin) who has ...
Avadhuta ("he who has shed [everything]"): a radical type of renouncer (samnyasin) who often engages in unconventional behavior
Avidya ("ignorance"): the root cause of suffering (duhkha); also called ajnana; cf. vidya ...
A naked sage. ("He who has shed [everything]"): a radical type of renouncer (samnyasin) who often engages in unconventional behavior.
Avarana
Veil of ignorance.
 See also: Yoga, Samnyasa, Citta, Aranyaka, Amrita
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