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Āśrama (Sanskrit: आश्रम) is a system of stages of life discussed in Hindu texts of the ancient and medieval eras. [1] The four asramas are: Brahmacharya (student), Gṛhastha (householder), Vanaprastha (forest walker/forest dweller), and Sannyasa (renunciate). [2] The Asrama system is one facet of the Dharma concept in Hinduism. [3]
Adi Shankara, founder of Advaita Vedanta, with disciples, by Raja Ravi Varma (1904). Sannyasa (Sanskrit: संन्यास, romanized: saṃnyāsa), sometimes spelled sanyasa, is the fourth stage within the Hindu system of four life stages known as ashramas, the first three being brahmacharya (celibate student), grihastha (householder) and vanaprastha (forest dweller, retired). [1]
The Sanskrit noun āśrama-is a thematic nominal derivative from the root śram i 'toil' (< PIE *ḱremh 2, cf. śramaṇa) with the prefix ā 'towards.' [4] An ashram is a place where one strives towards a goal in a disciplined manner.
Grihastha ashrama, declares Gautama Dharmasutra in verses 3.2 and 3.3, is the foundation of all the ashramas, and essential to the existence and continuation of society because the other three ashramas do not produce offspring. [3] [17]
Vānaprastha (Sanskrit: वानप्रस्थ) literally meaning 'way of the forest' or 'forest road', is the third stage in the 'Chaturasrama' [1] system of Hinduism. It represents the third of the four ashramas (stages) of human life, the other three being Brahmacharya (bachelor student, 1st stage), Grihastha (married householder, 2nd ...
Brahmacharya in Hinduism literally means "conduct consistent with Brahman" or "on the path of Brahman". [1] Historically brahmacharya referred to a stage of life (asrama) within the Vedic ashram system. Ancient Hindu culture divided the human lifespan into four stages: brahmacharya, grihastha, vanaprastha, and sannyasa.
Rank Name of the ashram Photo Area (m 2) Place Country Notes 1 The Art of Living International Center: 1,011,714 Bangalore India The Art of Living International Center is the headquarter of the Art of Living Foundation. [1]
Ashrama (stage) (āśrama), in Hinduism is one of four age-based life stages discussed in ancient and medieval era Indian texts. Ashrama, California , an unincorporated community in Santa Clara County