Questions tagged [ashram]
Traditionally, an ashram (Sanskrit/Hindi: आश्रम) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery.Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Hindu cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, similar to a studio, yeshiva or dojo.
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Scriptures: 64 Arts and 14 Sciences
After Lord Krishna kills evil king Kansa and frees his parents from prison, he studies at an Ashram.
The teacher says he is pleased with Lord Krishna's progress because he learned 64 Arts and 14 ...
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Does pradakshina direction differ with each stage of life (ashrama)?
I heard that a Bramhachari should do pradakshina (circumambulation) clockwise, a Gruhasthu anti-clockwise and a Sanyasi both clockwise and anti-clockwise not crossing the back of the murthi (deity). ...
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When can one take Sannyasa?
According to Ashrama System, there are four stages of life:
Brahmacharya
Grihashtha
Vanaprashtha
Sannyasa
So, Can one only take Sannyasa after Vanaprashtha or even before Vanaprastha? More precisely ...
