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Śramaṇa - Wikipedia
Sramana in that context obviously means a person who is in the habit of performing srama [meaning 'labour']. Far from separating these seers from the vedic ritual tradition, therefore, śramaṇa places them right at the center of that tradition.
Śramaṇa - Encyclopedia of Buddhism
At the time of Buddha Shakyamuni, there were a variety of different śramaṇa groups in existence. Rupert Gethin states: This term means literally ‘one who strives’ and belongs to the technical vocabulary of Indian religion, referring as it does to ‘one who strives’ religiously or spiritually.
The Sramana Movement | World Civilization - Lumen Learning
Sramana was an ancient Indian religious movement that began as an offshoot of the Vedic religion and gave rise to other similar but varying movements, including Buddhism and Jainism.
Śramaṇa: The ascetic movement in ancient India, that challenged Vedic ...
Unlike the Vedic tradition, which emphasized ritual sacrifices and the authority of the Brahmin priesthood, the śramaṇa movement was characterized by its rejection of Vedic orthodoxy, ritualism, and the caste system.
6.1: The Sramana Movement - Humanities LibreTexts
Sramana was an ancient Indian religious movement that began as an offshoot of the Vedic religion and gave rise to other similar but varying movements, including Buddhism and Jainism.
The Shramanas and Shramanic Traditions - Hindu Website
Shramana (śramana) means a person, an ascetic, a religious mendicant or a devotee, who labors, toils or subjects himself to the hardships of an austere life.
The Brahmin vs. the Sramana - by Amit Schandillia
While extreme ritual purity epitomized the western doctrine, the eastern doctrine championed extreme austerity and penance. The former is known as Brahminism (brāhmaṇa in Sanskrit and Pali), and the latter as the Sramana tradition (śramaṇa in Sanskrit, samaṇa in Pali).
Sramana - The Spiritual Life
Sramana or Śramaṇa (श्रमण; samaṇa) means “one who labours, toils, or exerts themselves (for some higher or religious purpose)” or “seeker, one who performs acts of austerity, ascetic”.
Shramana, Śramaṇa: 20 definitions - Wisdom Library
Discover the meaning of shramana or sramana in the context of Purana from relevant books on Exotic India Yoga (school of philosophy) [«previous (S) next»] — Shramana in Yoga glossary
Śramaṇa Explained
The distinction, according to Olivelle, in later Indian literature "may have been a later semantic development possibly influenced by the appropriation of the latter term [Sramana] by Buddhism and Jainism".
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