>Can someone explain the difference between madam and asramam, please. >Regards >Bhooma Dear Srimathi Bhooma: Madam(Matam) is the name for the religious institutions headed by sanyAsis like Ahobila Matam Jeeyar , VaanamAmalai Jeeyar , ParakALa Matam headed by Brahma Tantra Jeeyar. They are the pontiffs of very old paramparais. SishyAs belong to these Matams. Aasramam has two meanigns . One is like Gruhastha, Vaanaprastha , SanyAsa Aaasramam , one of the four stages in one's life . It also means the abode of a Sage or Acharyan. In RaamAyaNam , You read about Lord Ramachandra Visiting Sage BharadhvAja"s aasramam. Vedic recitals , Yaagams , Yaj~nams , Brahama VichAram takes place at such Aasramams and Matams. In today's parlance , such high minded activities take place at Srirangam PeriyAsramam , PoundarIkapuram ANDavan's Aasramam. These Aasramams have their own Sishya paramparai and the SanyAsis of these Aasramams also travel but not always. There are a lot of SvaymAchArya gruhastha and SanyAsis .Wherever they are can be easily accepted as Aasramam. V.Sadagopan > > >-------------------------------------------------------------- > - SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH - >To Post a message, send it to: bhakti-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Group Home: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhakti-list >Archives: http://ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/ > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > ************************************************************** * Sent from Computer.Net Web Portal: http://web.computer.net
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