Look at the number of swamis, yogis, babas and even mendicants who have made a fortune in the western world, especially in America. |
If they were poor to begin with, they would scarcely be better off as mendicants wholly dependent on the charity of poor householders. |
Colonies also offered places in which to dump the increasing numbers of mendicants and criminals which thronged the cities of Europe. |
The form is often associated with wandering mendicants, who sing at festivals and other auspicious occasions. |
As mendicants, they were accustomed to travel and not interested in personal gain. |
The paduka or toe-knob sandals were usually worn by ascetics and mendicants. |