Muni (saint)
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Muni (Sanskrit मुनि , "silent",[1] the "Mauna" - pause) – a term for types of ancient Indian sages and hermits or ancient Indian ascetics.[2] Sages of this type are said know the truth of existence not on the basis of scientific texts but through self-realization.[1]
Buddhism[]
In Buddhism the term "Muni" is used as a title of Gautama Buddha — who, being born among the tribe of the Shakyas, is called Śākyamuni (sage of the Shakyas).[3] Various other titles like Munindra(Sanskrit; Pali: Muninda; meaning "lord of Munis"), Munivar(Greatest among Munis), Muniraj(King of Munis), Muniśvara(Sanskrit; Pali: Munissaro; meaning "god of Munis") Mahamuni(The greatest Muni) are also given to the Buddhas. The Mahamuni temple in Mandalay, Myanmar is named after the title of the Buddha.
Hinduism[]
- In Rigveda the name mūni refers to a known Vedic Rishi who was prosperous beyond ritualistic orthodoxy, i.e., Brahmanism[4]
- In a much later work, the Laghu-yoga-vasistha,[5] mūnis are divided into two types:
- kaṣtha tapasvin - ascetics permanently residing in stillness
- Jivanmukta - those liberated for life in a physical body
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External links[]
- Media related to Muni (Saint) at Wikimedia Commons
- Titles and occupations in Hinduism
- Gautama Buddha