[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.1267 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1267 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1267 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1267) SANYĀSA (SANNYĀSA) One of the four stages of Brahminical life. The four stages are Brahmacarya (Religious student), Gārhasthya (householder), Vānaprastha (Forest-dweller) and Sannyāsa (hermit or sage). (For further details see under Āśrama). - [Previous: c9.1266](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1266) - [Next: c9.1268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1268) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1267) · Pramāṇa