Quotes:Sramana

H. P. Blavatsky

Srâmana. Buddhist priests, ascetics and postulants for Nirvâna, “they who have to place a restraint on their thoughts ”. The word Saman, now “Shaman” is a corruption of this primitive word.

Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Sramana