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Ashram of sage Kanva depicted on terracotta plaque, 2nd century BCE. An ashram [ 1 ] ( Sanskrit : आश्रम , āśrama ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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).
The Sri Aurobindo Ashram (French: Ashram de Sri Aurobindo) is a spiritual community located in Pondicherry, in the Indian territory of Puducherry. The ashram grew out of a small community of disciples who had gathered around Sri Aurobindo after he withdrew from politics and settled in Pondicherry in 1910. On 24 November 1926, after a major ...
In 1972, Alice Coltrane moved her family from New Jersey to California with the goal of building an ashram. Settling in Agoura Hills, the jazz virtuoso and Hindu spiritual leader led a faith-based ...
Siddhashram is believed to be the ashram of Ancient saints, sages & Yogis of high order. It is referred to in many Indian epics, the Veda, Upanishads and Puranas including the Rigveda, one of the oldest scripture of human civilization. Siddhashram is considered to be the society for the enlightened people or siddhas.
The Ashram provides free food for all visitors, and free accommodation for a limited period of time. There are special buildings for wandering sadhus and sanyasis. The Ashram publishes a journal called The Vision as well as a number of books by Swami Ramdas (who was a prolific writer) and others. [10]
Ashram (āśrama), a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions; 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
Ashram is a Hindu hermitage or retreat, typically for spiritual instruction and meditation. Ashram may also refer to: Ashram, or Ashrama (stage), one of four age-based life stages in Hinduism; Ashramavasika Parva, fifteenth book of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata; Linoy Ashram (born 1999), Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast