celibacy; code of conduct involving strict observance of chastity or continence in the pursuit of learning, philosophy and God
Celibacy; code of conduct involving strict observance of chastity or continence in the pursuit of learning, philosophy and God Member of the first of the four castes, whose first duty is the study and teaching of the Vedas and the performance of sacrifices and other religious rituals
The first of the four stages of human life prescribed by the Vedantic scriptures: Brahmacharya---the celibate student stage Garhasthya---the married householder stage Banaprastha---the stage of retirement and contemplation Sannyas---the stage of religious mendicancy