Gymnosophists (Greek γυμνοσοφισταί, gymnosophistai, i.e. `naked philosophers` or `naked sophists`) is the name given by the Greeks to certain ancient Indian philosophers who pursued asceticism to the point of regarding food and clothing as detrimental to purity of thought (sadhus or yogis) and also even naked priests from Ethiopia...
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Gymnosophists was a name given by the Greeks to certain Indian philosophers given to meditation and ascetic practices, corresponding in some respects with the modern fakirs or naked devotees.
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