Gymnosophists (Ancient Greek: γυμνοσοφισταί, gymnosophistaí, i.e. "naked philosophers" or "naked wise men" (from Greek γυμνός gymnós "naked" and σοφία...

(presumably Greek rendering of "Dandi-Svami") was a philosopher, swami and gymnosophist whom Alexander encountered in the woods near Taxila, when he invaded...

Calanus (Ancient Greek: Καλανός) (c. 398 – 323 BCE), was an ancient Indian gymnosophist and philosopher from Taxila who accompanied Alexander the Great to Persis...

geographer Strabo. Early advocates of naked yoga in modern times include the gymnosophists such as Blanche de Vries, and the actress and dancer Marguerite Agniel...

had a good deal of information on India and Indians. He speaks of the Gymnosophists of India, the Indian Ocean, the river Ganges etc., a number of times...

the Great on his Indian campaign, "so that he even went as far as the Gymnosophists in India and the Magi" in Persia. Returning to Elis, he lived in poor...

meteorosophist, which roughly translates to "expert in celestial phenomena"; gymnosophist (or "naked sophist", a word used to refer to Indian philosophers), deipnosophist...

in addition to the Egyptians, Pythagoras also studied under sages or gymnosophists in India. Iamblichus expands this list even further by claiming that...

Perhaps of importance were tales of Indian philosophers, known as gymnosophists, who had adopted a strict asceticism. By the 5th century BC, the sophists...

New Testament and the Quran the mother of Jesus. Zarmanochegas, Indian gymnosophist Aemilius Macer, Roman didactic poet Alfenus Varus, Roman jurist Afranius...

Calanus (Ancient Greek: Καλανὸς) (c. 398 – 323 BCE), was an ancient Indian gymnosophist, and philosopher from Taxila who accompanied Alexander the Great to Persis...

in Malayalam, which was then scrutinized by three Konkani Brahmanas—gymnosophist priest-physicians (referred to in the text as ‘brahmins’) Ranga Bhat...

(Vishishtadvaita Vedanta) philosophy. Brahmacharya Grihastha Jangam Sannyasi Gymnosophist Monk Neo-sannyas Nun Purvashrama Sanyasa yoga Swami Sharnanandji Vairāgya...

Alexander the Great's entourage where he was influenced by the Indian gymnosophists, which inspired him to create the philosophy of Pyrrhonism. Philologist...

birth, and came into the land of Judaea guided by a star. The Indian gymnosophists are also in the number, and the other barbarian philosophers. And of...

includes three of Ekelöf's greatest poems: Samothrace, Gymnosofisten (the Gymnosophist) and Absentia animi. A sculpture by Ernst Nordin, with the name Non Serviam...

γυμνός (gumnós) gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastics, gymnophobia, gymnoplast, gymnosophist, gymnosperm, gymnospore gyn-, gynaec- woman Greek γυνή, γυναικός, (gunḗ...

Great's army where Pyrrho was said to have studied with the magi and the gymnosophists, and where he may have been influenced by Buddhist teachings, most particularly...

13:23; Zep 3:10." Bible portal India portal List of biblical places Gymnosophists, referenced in the writings of the early Church Fathers India (Herodotus)...

Buddhism, and Sikhism, as well as in many new religious movements. Gymnosophists Jagad guru world guru or world teacher Mahamandaleshwar Mahant Head...

Heinrich Zimmer proposed that the Greek records of 4th-century BCE mention gymnosophists (naked philosophers) which may have links to the tradition of "naked...

Ajñana Āstika and nāstika Atomism Stoicism Atheism Cārvāka Determinism Gymnosophists Balcerowicz, Piotr (2016). "A Religious Centre and the Art of the Ājīvikas"...

Chapter XV He also recognized Bactrian Buddhists (Sramanas) and Indian Gymnosophists for their influence on Greek thought: "Thus philosophy, a thing of the...

Ζαρμανοχηγάς; according to Strabo) or Zarmarus (according to Dio Cassius) was a gymnosophist (naked philosopher), a monk of the Sramana tradition (possibly, but not...

birth, and came into the land of Judea guided by a star. The Indian gymnosophists are also in the number, and the other barbarian philosophers. And of...

the birthplace of Naturism in the United Kingdom; in 1924, the English Gymnosophist Society was formed and had its home in the town. During the Second World...

ritual. Calanus was likely to be a Hindu Naga sadhu, whom Greeks called gymnosophists. He had accompanied the Greek army back from Punjab, upon request by...

γυμνός (gumnós) gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastics, gymnophobia, gymnoplast, gymnosophist, gymnosperm, gymnospore gyn-, gynaec- woman Greek γυνή, γυναικός, (gunḗ...

and the modern papermaking process, poison Calanus (323 BC), Indian gymnosophist and companion of Alexander the Great, self-immolation Novius Calavius...

Christian in nature, and thus the asceticism of non-Christians such as the gymnosophists is pointless. Clement begins the fourth book with a belated explanation...