श्रमण परम्परा

Also known as asceticism, Indian asceticism, asceticism (India), ascetics, Indian ascetics, śramaṇa, shramana, samanas

In Indian religions and philosophies, a śramaṇa (from Sanskrit) or samaṇa (from Pali), sometimes anglicised as shramana, is a person "who labours, toils, or exerts themselves for some higher or religious purpose" or a "seeker, or ascetic, one who performs acts of austerity".