ashrama
- noun
- /ˈɑːʃrəˌmə/
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ashrama
- The guru teaches meditation techniques at his ashrama, where students come to deepen their spiritual practice.
Examples
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Specifically, the matha was built to replace a quiet hermitage, or ashrama, founded decades earlier, and to formalize monastic life at the site.
Academic text (2008) -
Although little is left of this original ashrama, sculptural fragments and foundation markings near a hill located at the spot where the Son River meets its southern tributary, the Banas, appear to corroborate the description given in the inscription.
Academic text (2008) -
Tirth Maharaj will do very nicely in another ashrama working as a massage therapist and Ayurvedic doctor.
Blog text (15) -
34. The arable tracts and rocky hillocks around the Son and Banas Rivers might have made Chandrehe particularly appealing as a site for an ashrama.
Academic text (2008) -
In addition to establishing an ashrama during his tenure at Chandrehe, the guru Prashantashiva is credited with the construction of a well and the temple to Shiva, the latter still standing on a tall platform in the village (Fig. 4).
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After years of searching for peace, she finally found her place at an ashrama dedicated to meditation and self-reflection.
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Many people visit the ashrama to learn about ancient spiritual practices and engage in communal worship.
Synonyms
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6.0
A building where monks live, work, and pray together
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9.1
A place where people live to study religion and practice meditation, often in India
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9.9
A small house where a person lives alone to pray or think
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ashrama comes from the Sanskrit āśrama, which is built on the root śram meaning 'effort' or 'work'. Think of an ashrama as a quiet place where people go to make a spiritual 'effort'—a home for meditation and study.