单词 | brahmacharya |
释义 | brahmacharyan. Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. A lifestyle or mode of conduct governed by self-restraint, esp. regarding sexual matters. Also (Hinduism): the initial ashrama of life, characterized by education and celibacy. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > [noun] kasté13.. chastityc1305 chasteheada1325 temperance1340 continencec1380 chastenessc1386 virginitya1400 violet1412 castimony1490 continency1526 chastice1567 nunnery1654 brahmacharya1787 moral restraint1803 1787 C. Wilkins tr. Hĕĕtōpădēs of Vĕĕshnŏŏ-Sărmā i. 34 I lead that mode of life which is called Brăhmă-chăryă. 1881 T. Mitra Law Relating To Hindu Widow ii. 107 She must observe Brahmacharya,—i.e., the duties observed by a Brahmachari, or a Vedic student. She must practise austerities. 1904 A. W. Besant Hindu Ideals ii. 30 To-day we are to study the first âshrama, that of Brahmacharya, which covers the life of the student. 1925 M. K. Gandhi Self-restraint v. Self-indulgence (1947) i. 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. 1969 R. 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. 2011 India Internat. Centre Q. 38 21 In the case of the students, the relevant stage of life was brahmacharya. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1787 |
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