Glossary Term
Risk: High- Approved rendering
- પવિત્ર જનો
- Transliteration
- pavitra jano
- Rejected alternatives
- સંતો, મુનિ
Saints
સંતો and મુનિ both denote an ascetic elite in Gujarati religious usage (Jain munis practice extreme renunciation; Gujarat’s bhakti-sant poetic tradition, e.g. Narsinh Mehta, reserves સંત for exceptional devotees). પવિત્ર જનો keeps sainthood as the status of all believers.