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GYMNOSOPHISTS (Lat. gymnosophistae, from Gr. yuvos, vo4mrrits, " naked philosophers ") , the name given by the Greeks to certain ancient
asceticism
lived as hermits in forests, the Greeks also called them Hylobioi (cf. the Vdna-prasthas in Sanskrit writings). Diogenes
Elis , the founder of pure scepticism, came under their influence , and on his return to Elis imitated their habits of life
Strabo
JAINS
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