Oil Painting 24 x 36 inches https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Sannyasa Sannyasa (sa?nyasa) is the life stage of renunciation within the Hindu philosophy of four age- based life stages known as ashramas; the first three being Brahmacharya (bachelor student), Grihastha (householder) and Vanaprastha (forest dweller, retired).[1] Sannyasa is traditionally conceptualized for men or women in late years of their life