saddhu
saddhu is the alternative spelling of sadhu.
Meaning of sadhu
Noun
sadhu (plural sadhus)
- An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).
- Then again these figures take no account of the thousands of beggars who travel free in India. Many of these are religious "Sadhus", dressed often in nothing but a loin-cloth, or even less, and their bodies smeared with ashes. A large number of these men are nothing but impostors, but the Hindu...1953 November, 'Erca', “Ticket Frauds in the East”, in Railway Magazine, page 778
Forms of saddhu
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Questions about saddhu
- What is saddhu the alternative spelling of?
- Saddhu is the alternative spelling of sadhu.
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