Gymnosophists is the name (meaning "naked philosophers") given by the Greeks to certain ancient Indian philosophers who pursued asceticism to the point of regarding food and clothing as detrimental to purity of thought (sadhus or yogis).
The Digambar Jain monks in India even now remain unclothed; they have been identified as the gymnosophists by several researchers.
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