Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe. The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, harvest timber, as a weapon and a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. So please all do me a favor and stop calling hand axes, hatchets. It is not the size of the tool, but the shape of its head that makes all the differences.
While Siddhartha was among the samanas, he learnt the ascetic way of life, whereby he was able to achieve a higher level of self discipline and abstinence from worldly pleasures.hile Siddhartha was among the samanas, he learnt the ascetic way of life, whereby he was able to achieve a higher level of self discipline and abstinence from worldly pleasures.
A sannyasi has to be given initiation into sannyasa order by another sannyasi, who then becomes his sannyasa guru. Sannyasi's are given the title, Swami or Goswami, which means, one who has controlled the senses.A sannyasi is generally considered a sadhu and offered great respect. sannyasi for the first few years of his sannyasa life will carry a sannyasa danda or staff. According to the type of staff he carries you can tell which line or school of philosophy he hails from. Mayavadi sannyasis carry a single rod, known as an eka danda.