What is the definition of sanyasi?

[Guest guest]

I have read somewhere (don't remember where, sorry…) that we should

show respect toward a sanyasi, any sanyasi, even if he is not from our

sampradaya, even if it's a mayavadi sanyasi.

If a sanyasi that should be respected is not necessarily from a

vishneva sampradaya then how so we define sanyasi anyway? For instance:

Osho (Raganish) has many disciples that consider themselves "sanyasi"

but are using drugs and are not even absenting sex…

So what principles or characteristics should a person have in order to

be worthy of the title sanyasi?

 

Thank you.

Omer