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‖ brahmacharya|ˌbrɑːməˈtʃɑːrɪə|
[ad. Skr. brahmacárya, f. brahman prayer, worhsip + carya conduct.]
Purity of life, esp. regarding sexual matters; celibacy; sexual self-restraint; freq. used with reference to the life and teachings of M. K. Gandhi. Hence ˌbrahmaˈchari, one who practises brahmacharya.
1920M. K. Gandhi Self-Restraint v. Self-Indulgence (1947) i. ix. 70 The word in Sanskrit corresponding to celibacy is Brahmacharya, and the latter means much more than celibacy. Brahmacharya means perfect control over all the senses and organs. For the perfect Brahmachari nothing is impossible. 1925Ibid. ii. 39 There can be no two opinions about the necessity of birth control. But the only method handed down from ages past is self-control or brahmacharya. 1958J. V. Bondurant Conquest of Violence i. 12 The opinion that a satyagrahi must be a vegetarian, must observe brahmacharya (continence), must develop aparigraha (non-possession) and must manifest other ideal Gandhian attributes. 1962A. Huxley Island v. 56 He had been brought up to reverence the Ideal of Purity. ‘Brahmacharya, if you know what that means.’ 1969R. Shankar My Music ii. 58 He strongly insists that the students follow brahmacharya—for the disciple, a traditional Hindu way of life that includes only the absolute essentials of material needs. |