Monday, February 22, 2016

Moksha

The word ashram (also ashrama) comes from the Sanskrit root srama which means "to toil", the a prefix indicates the negative, thereforeashram means "not to toil".

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ashrama


Sage Markandeya's Ashram and the Milky Ocean
Folio 5 from the Durga Charit
Attributed to the "Durga Master"
Jodhpur, ca. 1780-90
48.3 x 129.5 cm
Mehrangarh Museum Trust

http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/GardenCosmos/GardenCosmos.htm 

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