Brahmacharya | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 09/01/2019

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00:01:30 1 Etymology
00:02:37 2 As a virtue
00:05:47 3 In Jainism
00:06:46 4 Among Sramanic traditions
00:07:36 5 As Asrama stage of life
00:10:48 6 Historical references to Brahmacharya
00:14:37 7 Among religious movements
00:14:54 7.1 Brahma Kumaris
00:15:19 7.2 International Society for Krishna Consciousness
00:16:05 7.3 Ashrams and Mathas



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Brahmacharya (; Devanagari: ब्रह्मचर्य) is a concept within Indian religions that literally means "conduct consistent with Brahma". 
In one context, brahmacharya is the first of four ashrama (age-based stages) of a human life, with grihastha (householder), vanaprastha (forest dweller), and sannyasa (renunciation) being the other three asramas. The brahmacharya (bachelor student) stage of life – from childhood up to twenty-five years of age – was focused on education and included the practice of celibacy. In this context, it connotes chastity during the student stage of life for the purposes of learning from a guru (teacher), and during later stages of life for the purposes of attaining spiritual liberation (Sanskrit: moksha).In another context, brahmacharya is the virtue of celibacy when unmarried and fidelity when married. It represents a virtuous lifestyle that also includes simple living, meditation and other behaviors.In the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist monastic traditions, brahmacharya implies, among other things, the mandatory renunciation of sex and marriage. It is considered necessary for a monk's spiritual practice. Western notions of the religious life as practiced in monastic settings mirror these characteristics.