Thesaurus: Definitions


Ashrama
  • 1. The hermitage of a sage or teacher.
  • 2. One of the four stages of spiritual development in the varnashrama social system: brahmacharya (celibate student life), grihastha (marriage), vanaprastha (retirement), and sannyasa (the renounced order).
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