Parivrajaka

(from Sanskrit parivraj, “to wander
about”) A term that can be used to
denote any wandering religious mendicant. Continual wandering is a very old
Indian ascetic practice. It shows the
conscious renunciation of the fixed and
stable world of the householder, particularly in earlier societies, and it prevents
the wanderer from forming any sort of
attachments, even to places. This exemplifies the fourth and final stage of life
found in the dharma literature, the
sanyasi, in which a person has
renounced all attachments of everyday
life to search for spiritual attainment.