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Brahmacarya

A Sanskrit word for celibacy or abstention from incontinence. It means literally “The path that leads to Brahman.” It is one of the abstentions in Rāja Yoga and is also used to describe the first stage of life such as studentship. In Jainism it is one of the great vows.

 

 

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