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Gymnosophists

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'''Gymnosophists''' is the name (meaning "naked philosophers") given by the [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] to certain ancient [[Indian philosophy|Indian philosophers]] who pursued [[asceticism]] to the point of regarding food and clothing as detrimental to purity of thought ([[sadhu]]s or [[yogi]]s).


==See also==
*[[Bragmanni]]
*[[Calanus of India]]
*[[Dandamis]]
*[[Fakir]]
*[[Jain monasticism]]
*[[Sadhu]]
*[[Swami]]
*[[Sramana]]
*[[Yogi]]
*[[Brahmin]]
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