Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s5.383
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s5.383
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1. Samaṇa (Śramaṇa) One of the two major sects, Samaṇa and Māhaṇa,¹ non-Vedic and Vedic respectively, of Ancient India. Five sects of Samaṇas are mentioned.² They are Niggaṇtha, Sakka(2), Tāvasa(4), Geruya or Parivvāyaga³ and Ājiviya. They used to perform penances therefore they were called Samaṇas.⁴ The word Samaṇa is explained variously.⁵