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{{about|the Hindu hermitage place|other uses|Ashram (disambiguation)}} |
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[[File:Ashrams on the banks of Ganges, Rishikesh.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Sivananda Ashram, [[Rishikesh]], founded by [[Swami Sivananda]] in 1936.]] |
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Traditionally, an '''ashram''' ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]/[[Hindi]]: आश्रम) is a spiritual [[Hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]]. Additionally, today the term ''ashram'' often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a [[studio]] or [[dojo]]. |
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An ashram would typically, but not always, be located far from human habitation, in [[forests]] or [[mountain|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 [[Yajna]]s were also performed. Many ashrams also served as [[Gurukul]]s or residential schools for children. |
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[[File:Sabarmati-Ashram-8.jpg|thumb|[[Sabarmati Ashram]] where Gandhi stayed.]] |
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Ashrams have been a powerful symbol throughout Hindu history and theology. Most Hindu kings, until the middle ages, are known to have had a sage who would advise the royal family in spiritual matters, or in times of crisis, who was called the rajguru, which literally translates to ''royal teacher''. A world-weary emperor going to this guru's ashram, and finding solace and tranquility, is a recurring motif in many folktales and legends of ancient India. |
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Sometimes, the goal of a pilgrimage to the ashram was not tranquility, but instruction in some art, especially warfare. In the Hindu epic [[Ramayana]], the protagonist princes of ancient Ayodhya, [[Rama]] and [[Lakshmana]], go to the [[Rishi]] [[Vishvamitra]]'s ashram to protect his [[Yajna]]s from being defiled by emissary-demons of [[Ravana]]. After they prove their mettle, the princes receive martial instruction from the sage, especially in the use of Divine weapons, called [[Divyastra]]s (Sanskrit Divya: Divine + Astra: missile weapon; the Sanskrit word '[[Astra (weapon)|astra]]' means missile weapon, such as an arrow, as opposed to 'shastra', which means a hand-to-hand weapon, such as a mace.) In the [[Mahabharata]], Lord [[Krishna]], in his youth, goes to the ashram of Sage [[Sandipani]], to gain knowledge of both intellectual and spiritual matters. |
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==Schools in Maharashtra== |
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Residential schools especially run 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|Lok Biradari Prakalp Ashram Shala]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Hetal Vyas | title=Shocked HC files suo-motu PIL over ashram rape and deaths | url=http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=3&contentid=20090131200901310511574845e815b1b§xslt=&pageno=1 | work=PuneMirror | date=31 January 2009 | accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author= | title=Lok Biradari Prakalp | url=http://www.lokbiradariprakalp.org/ | publisher=Lok Biradari Prakalp | date=2009 | accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Christian Ashram Movement]] |
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* [[Matha]] |
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* [[Siddhayatan]] |
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* [[World Brotherhood Colonies]] |
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==References== |
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{{wiktionary|आश्रम}} |
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{{Worship in Hinduism}} |
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{{Gandhi}} |
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[[Category:Asceticism]] |
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[[Category:Hindu philosophical concepts]] |
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