Samana has multiple meanings, including:
Peaceful person
In Buddhism, a Samana is a peaceful person, such as an ascetic, recluse, or contemplative.
Sanskrit term
In Sanskrit, Samana means "pacification," "mitigation," or "alleviation". It comes from the root words sam, meaning "together," and an, meaning "to breathe" or "blow".
Yoga
In yoga, Samana is one of the five vayus, or energies, that make up prana in the body. Samana is located in the navel and is associated with digestion, the stomach, pancreas, liver, and intestinal tract.
Ayurveda
In Ayurvedic medicine, Samana is a type of langhana treatment that uses herbal therapy, exercise, sun exposure, and other methods to relieve heaviness in the body.
Karma
In Śārīraguṇa, Samana is the action associated with Manda, which means "dull".
