Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Hinduism A usually secluded residence of a religious community and its guru.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram
- n. (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
Etymologies
- Sanskrit āśramaḥ : ā-, to + śramaḥ, toil, penance, austerity (from śramati, he toils, practices austerity).
Examples
“The term ashram refers in Sanskrit to religious hermitage but nowadays often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity, such as yoga, music study or religious instruction.”
“Except that just outside of the ashram was a graveyard, and wandering that graveyard shouting out prayers to Shiva for his own personal reasons until sunset was a devoted older man gifted not only with loud voice that carried well, but also gifted with a bullhorn.”
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“For some, the ashram is a working vacation with its emphasis on service, rather than study.”
“The US boarding schools, known as ashram-based gurukulas, were all closed by the mid-1980s.”
“Debris was strewn all around the bakery, located near Osho ashram, which is also frequented by foreigners, and also near a Jewish centre.”
“Debris was strewn all around the bakery, located near Osho ashram, which is also frequented by foreigners, and also near a Jewish center.”
“Debris was strewn all around the building located near a Jewish centre and Osho ashram, which is also frequented by foreigners.”
“The spirtual leader was on his way to meet some delegates after a satsang at the ashram, which is 25 km Benguluru city.”
“Just around the corner from the ashram is a Ganesh Temple.”
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