Ashrama dharma:
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ashrama dharma: (Sanskrit) "Laws life's orders." Meritorious way of life particular to each of the four stages (ashramas) of life, following which one lives in harmony with nature and life, allowing the body, emotions and mind to develop and undergo their natural cycles in a most positive way. The four stages are as follows.
á brahmacharya: (Sanskrit) Studentship, from age 12 to 24.
á grihastha: (Sanskrit) Householder, from 24 to 48.
á vanaprastha: (Sanskrit) Elder advisor, from 48 to 72.
á sannyasa: (Sanskrit) Religious solitaire, from 72 onward.
The first two ashramas make up the pravritti marga, (Sanskrit) the way of going toward the world through the force of desire and ambition. The last two are the nivritti marga, (Sanskrit) moving away from the world through introspection and renunciation. See: dharma, grihastha dharma, sannyasa dharma.
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Ashrama dharma:
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Hinduism Dictionary on Ashrama dharma
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ashrama dharma: (Sanskrit) "Laws life's orders." Meritorious way of life particular to each of the four stages (ashramas) of life, following which one lives in harmony with nature and life, allowing the body, emotions and mind to develop and undergo their natural cycles in a most positive way. The four stages are as follows.
á brahmacharya: (Sanskrit) Studentship, from age 12 to 24.
á grihastha: (Sanskrit) Householder, from 24 to 48.
á vanaprastha: (Sanskrit) Elder advisor, from 48 to 72.
á sannyasa: (Sanskrit) Religious solitaire, from 72 onward.
The first two ashramas make up the pravritti marga, (Sanskrit) the way of going toward the world through the force of desire and ambition. The last two are the nivritti marga, (Sanskrit) moving away from the world through introspection and renunciation. See: dharma, grihastha dharma, sannyasa dharma.
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