Sramana

Glossary

A non-Vedic ascetic movement that practised austerity and rejected domestic life. Sramana thinkers first conceptualised the philosophies of samsara (the cycle of birth and death) and moksha (freedom from such cycles). The term refers to religions outside of Brahmanical ascetic movements such as Buddhism and Jainism and groups like the Ajivikas and Charvakas.

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Sramana%newline%A non-Vedic ascetic movement that practised austerity and rejected domestic life. Sramana thinkers first conceptualised the philosophies of samsara (the cycle of birth and death) and moksha (freedom from such cycles). The term refers to religions outside of Brahmanical ascetic movements such as Buddhism and Jainism and groups like the Ajivikas and Charvakas.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Sramana”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/sramana/
MLA	“Sramana.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/sramana/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Sramana. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/sramana/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)