What are the four goals of life as per Hinduism?

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What are the four goals of life as per Hinduism?

2006-10-23 23:59:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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The 4 goals in life are classified according to age:
1.Artha(material /Knowledge in childhood)-Brahmacharya-Self development
2.Kama(desire in youth)-Grahasta-Family
3.Dharma(righteousness in middle-age)-Vanaprastha-Social service
4.Moksha(liberation from the cycle of birth&death/freedom from bondage in old-age)-Sanyas(mental detachment)-Universal

2006-10-24 02:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by aum_sudha 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha

2006-10-24 07:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by cheerfulwife 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

pleasure,material wealth, dharma (includes preaching) and salvation

2006-10-24 07:30:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋