Q&A: How do the scriptures describe an ideal Sanyasi?
Question How do the scriptures describe an ideal Sanyasi? Answer Vishnu Purana, Book 3, Chapter 9 describes about the four orders of life: Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa. In Vanaprastha, one prepare himself for Sanyasa, so I am mentioning all the properties of these two Ashramas. Description of Vanaprastha Ashrama When the householder, after performing the acts incumbent on his condition, arrives at the decline of life, let him consign his wife to the care of his sons, and go himself to the forests....