Ashram
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An ashram[1] (Sanskrit: आश्रम, āśrama) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Hinduism.[2][3]
Etymology
The Sanskrit noun āśrama- is a thematic nominal derivative from the root śrami 'toil' (< PIE *ḱremh2, Template:Confer śramaṇa) with the prefix ā 'towards.'[4] An ashram is a place where one strives towards a goal in a disciplined manner. Such a goal could be ascetic, spiritual, yogic or any other.[5]
Overview
An ashram would traditionally, but not necessarily in contemporary times, be located far from human habitation, in forests or mountainous regions, amidst refreshing natural surroundings conducive to spiritual instruction and meditation. The residents of an ashram regularly performed spiritual and physical exercises, such as the various forms of yoga. Other sacrifices and penances, such as yajnas, were also performed.[6] Many ashrams also served as gurukulas, residential schools for children under the guru-shishya tradition.
Schools in Maharashtra
Boarding schools, especially in the tribal areas of Maharashtra and elsewhere in India, are called ashram shala or ashram schools. One such school is the Lok Biradari Prakalp Ashram Shala.[7][8]
In the West
A number of ashrams have been established outside India. Typically, these ashrams are connected to Indian lineages,[9] focus on imparting Yoga-related teachings, often in residential retreats, and are headed by spiritual teachers (Indians or Western).
Gallery
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Sabarmati Ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed -
Sevagram Ashram -
Ashram with folk architectural elements with wood and bamboo roof -
Arshram in Sabarmati -
Sabarmati Ashram with folk architectural elements; stone floors and wood and lime-plaster walls -
Wooden rafters in ashram -
Small ashram hut in Sabramati -
Ashram at Sabramati with verandha -
Acharjya Binoba Bhabe's kutira at Sabaramati Ashram -
Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, the headquarters of Divine Life Society, founded by Sivananda Saraswati in 1936 -
Kailash Ashram, Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh, established by Dhanraj Giri
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See also
- Sivananda Ashram
- Dhanraj Giri
- Parbrahm Ashram
References
- ↑ "Ashram". Cambridge English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ashram. "a place where a group of Hindus live together away from the rest of society, or a place where Hindus can go in order to pray"
- ↑ Swami Swahananda (1 January 1990). Monasteries in South Asia. Vedanta Press. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-87481-047-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=oCyRen5mGAAC&pg=PA92.
- ↑ Mayeul de Dreuille (1999). "1 Hindu mansticism". From East to West: A History of Monasticism. Gracewing Publishing. pp. 3–27. ISBN 978-0-85244-464-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=bXTaxKSFHeMC&pg=PA3.
- ↑ Manfred Mayrhofer (1992). Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen I. Band. Heidelberg: Winter. p. 664.
- ↑ George Weckman (2000). William M. Johnston. ed. Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-57958-090-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=GfC0TDkJJNgC&pg=PA94.
- ↑ Gopal, Madan (1990). K. S. Gautam. ed. India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 70. https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada.
- ↑ Hetal Vyas (31 January 2009). "Shocked HC files suo-motu PIL over ashram rape and deaths". PuneMirror. http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=20090131200901310511574845e815b1b§xslt=&pageno=1.
- ↑ "Lok Biradari Prakalp". Lok Biradari Prakalp. 2009. http://www.lokbiradariprakalp.org/.
- ↑ "200 hours Yoga teacher training course in Rishikesh India". https://www.rishikeshyogastudycenter.com/200-hour-yoga-teacher-training-in-rishikesh-enroll-now.
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