Dashanami Sampradaya or Dasanami, literally Tradition of Ten Names, is a Hindu monastic tradition of Ekadandis or wandering renunciates carrying a single staff or stick of knowledge , generally associated with the Advaita Vedanta tradition. It is supposed that they differ in their practices from the tridandi-sannyasis or Vaishnava sannyasis . The tridandi sanyasis keep the sacred thread on, upon accepting renunciation, while the Ekadandis often do not wear the sacred thread upon accepting renunciation.The Ekadandi vedantins aim for moksha as the existence of the self in its natural condition indicated by the destruction of all its specific qualities . Any hindu, irrespective of class, caste, age or gender can seek Sanyasa as an Ekadandi monk under the Dashanami tradition.