Ashrama definitions

Ashrama

1) Hindu philosophical concept
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Ashrama

[stage] An Ashrama (āśrama) in Hinduism is one of four stages in an age-based social system as laid out in the Puranas, Manu Smriti and later Classical Sanskrit texts. ==The Ashram system== Under the Ashram system, the human life was divided into four periods. The goal of each period was the ideal fulfillment of each of the four consecuti...
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ashrama

in Hinduism, any of the four spiritual abodes, or stages of life, through which the `twice-born` Hindu ideally will pass. The stages are those of (1) ... [2 related articles]
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/111

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Ashrama

residential place of people living together in yogic tradition.
Found on http://www.doyogawithme.com/yoga_glossary

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ashrama

In Hinduism, the four stages of life that a Hindu may follow or pass through. They are the student (brahmachari), the householder (grihastha), the hermit (vanaprastha), and the...
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Ashrama

A stage of life (of which there are four) adopted according to material considerations, but ultimately as a means to spiritual realisation.
Found on http://www.mmiweb.org.uk/publications/glossary/glossaries/hindglos.html

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Ashrama

a place where spirituality is cultivated; also, stage of life (of which there are four).
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Ashrama

1. hermitage, 2. Stage of life (The four stages are brahmacharya, gArhasthya, vAnaprastha, sanyAsa
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ashrama

In Hinduism, the four stages of life that a Hindu may follow or pass through. They are the student (brahmachari), the householder (grihastha), the hermit (vanaprastha), and the wandering holy man (sannyasin). Very few Hindus follow all four stages, and far less women than m...
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221

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