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saddhu

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sad·dhu  (säd)
n.
Variant of sadhu.
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Noun1.saddhu - (Hinduism) an ascetic holy mansaddhu - (Hinduism) an ascetic holy man      
Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
Hindoo, Hindu - a person who adheres to Hinduism


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Still, acknowledging that there is no God is more challenging than searching for Him so POJ is off getting naked and stoned with saddhu holy men in India in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment.
Kim plays for similar stakes when he disguises his fellow player E23 as a Saddhu on the train; like his evening of playing the prophet, he gets sense of thrill out of confounding the local police and the other people sitting in his car (172).
Dalrymple finds me in his review of my book The Surrender ("The saddhu of sodomy," December 2004) to be "a person whom one would not cross the street to meet," I wish to extend an offer on my part to cross the street to his side, and would be happy to explain to him the various confusions he feels about my book--i.
 
 
 
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