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Ancient Indian sages and hermits or ancient Indian ascetics

The words "Bu-dhe" (theBuddha) and "Sa-kya-mu-nī " ("Sage of theShakyas") in theBrahmi script, onAshoka'sRummindei Minor Pillar Edict (circa 250 BCE).

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Muni (Sanskrit: मुनि, "silent") is a term for types ofancient Indian sages and hermits or ancient Indian ascetics.^[1]Sages of this type are said to know the truth of existence not on the basis of scientific or religious texts but through their own realization.

Buddhism

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In Buddhism the term "Muni" is used as a title ofGautama Buddha — who, being born among the tribe of theŚākyas, is calledŚākyamuni (sage of the Shakyas).^[2] Various other titles like Munīndra (Sanskrit; Pali: Muninda; meaning "lord of Munis"), Munivar (Greatest among Munis), Munirāja (King of Munis), Munīśvara (Sanskrit; Pali: Munissaro; meaning "lord of Munis"), Mahāmuni (The great[est] Muni) are also given to the Buddhas. The Mahamuni temple inMandalay, Myanmar is named after the title of the Buddha.

Hinduism

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InRigveda the namemūni refers to a known VedicRishi who wereKeśin^[3]
In a much later work, theLaghu-yoga-vasistha,^[4] mūnis are divided into two types:

kaṣtha tapasvin - ascetics permanently residing in stillness
jīvanmukta - those liberated for life in a physical body

References

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^Buswell, Robert E. Jr.; Lopez, Donald S. Jr. (2013).The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. p. 741.ISBN 9781400848058.
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