Ashram

This article is about spiritual hermitages or monasteries. For other uses, see Ashram (disambiguation).
Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, the headquarters of Divine Life Society, founded by Sivananda Saraswati in 1936
Sabarmati Ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed

An ashram[1] (Sanskrit: आश्रम, āśrama) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ashram". Cambridge English Dictionary. Retrieved 4 December 2019. a place where a group of Hindus live together away from the rest of society, or a place where Hindus can go in order to pray
  2. ^ Swami Swahananda (1 January 1990). Monasteries in South Asia. Vedanta Press. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-87481-047-9.
  3. ^ Mayeul de Dreuille (1999). "1 Hindu mansticism". From East to West: A History of Monasticism. Gracewing Publishing. pp. 3–27. ISBN 978-0-85244-464-1.