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Mention the four ashramas which emerged during the later Vedic period. -

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Mention the four ashramas which emerged during the later Vedic period.

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Towards the end of the later Vedic period, the concept of four stages in life (the four
ashramas) developed.

  1. Brahmacharya (Student Life)
  2. Grihastha (Married Life)
  3. Vanaprastha (Going to the forest to meditate)
  4. Sanyasa (Leading a life of an ascetic)
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