ashrama (āśrama)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: asrama, ashram, asram

Short Description: the four stages of life for a Hindu

Long Description: the four stages of life for a Hindu: brahmacharya (life as a student), grihastha (life as a householder), vānaprastha (life as a forest-dweller), and sannyāsa (life as a renunciate); also a retreat, private home, or monastery where spiritual seekers reside.

Sources: Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, Cream of Liberation Translated by Swami Sri Ramanananda Saraswathi