Dashanami Sampradaya - Ten Names

Ten Names

Hindus who take up sannyasa in the Eka-Dandi tradition take up one of the ten names associated with this sampradaya.

  1. Saraswatī
  2. Tīrtha
  3. Aranya
  4. Bhāratī
  5. Asrama
  6. Giri - Swamis of the Bābāji Kriya Yoga tradition generally belong to the Giri sub-order, not as a rule, but because they descended from Srijuktesvara.
  7. Parvata
  8. Sagara
  9. Vana
  10. Puri - Swamis of the Ramakrishna Mission belong to the Puri sub-order, having descended from Swami Tota Puri.

Saraswatī, Puri and Bhāratī are associated with the Sringeri Sharada Peetham. Tīrtha and Asrama are associated with the Dvaraka Pitha. Giri, Parvata and Sagara are associated with Jyotirmath. Vana and Aranya are associated with the Govardhana matha at Puri .

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