Editing Ashram (section)

==Etymology==
The Sanskrit noun {{IAST|āśrama-}} is a thematic nominal derivative from the root  {{IAST|śram<sup>i</sup>}} 'toil' (< [[Proto-Indo-European|PIE]] *''ḱremh<sub>2</sub>'', {{confer}} [[śramaṇa]]) with the prefix {{IAST|ā}} 'towards.'<ref>{{cite book|author=Manfred Mayrhofer|title=Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen I. Band|page=664|publisher=Winter|year=1992|place=Heidelberg}}</ref> An ashram is a place where one strives towards a goal in a disciplined manner. Such a goal could be [[ascetic]], [[spirituality|spiritual]], [[yogic]] or any other.<ref name="Johnston2000p94">{{cite book|author=George Weckman| editor= William M. Johnston|title=Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GfC0TDkJJNgC&pg=PA94 |year=2000|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-57958-090-2|page=94}}</ref>