Gautam Ashram

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Gautam Ashram
गौतम आश्रम
Monastery information
Established8th - 7th BCE
Dedicated toNyaya Shastra
People
Founder(s)Aksapada Gautama
Site
LocationAhilya Sthan, Darbhanga, Mithila
CountryIndia
Other informationAffiliation : Ancient Mithila University

Gautam Ashram ( Sanskrit: गौतम आश्रम ) was a gurukul of the ancient Indian philosopher Gautama.[1] It is located at the west bank of Khiroi river in Brahmpur village of Jale block of Darbhanga district in Bihar. It is only at a seven kilometres distance from Kamtaul railway station.

Background[]

It is believed that Aksapada Gautama wrote his famous book Nyaya Shastra at this place. There is also a very famous pond known as Gautam Kund, where Gautam Rishi took his bath daily.[2] Aksapada Gautama was the Acharya of the Ancient Mithila University.[3] He taught Nyaya Shastra to his disciples. So this place was also a Gurukul of the Ancient Mithila University. Nearby the ashram, there is Ahilya Sthan related to Ahilya. Ahilya was the wife of Gautam Rishi. Gautam Ashram and Ahilya Sthan have a great importance in the history of ancient Mithila.[4][5][6][7]

Seven Days Conference in the Ashram[]

A very famous conference of Philosophical discussion and debate was held by Aksapada Gautama at his Ashram. He was the Kulpati of his Ashram. The scholars and Kulpaties of different Ashrams from different parts of Mithila and outside Mithila region gathered here to deliver lectures and participate in discussion on the knotty problem of the day, spiritualism and many mysteries of the nature. Scholars and Kulpaties of different Ashrams brought hundreds of new books on spiritualism and philosophies. Aksapada Gautama was very curious to copy all these books. He copied some of them. But he was very busy in welcoming the Scholars and Kulpaties of different Ashrams who came there, so his entrusted the task of copying the books to the Acharyas and Brahmcharies of his own Ashram. Seerdhawaja Janaka, the Emperor of Mithila and Devraj Indra also arrived in this conference. Seerdhawaja Janaka was also the Kuladhipati of all the Kulpaties of the Ashrams in his kingdom. He ensured to Aksapada Gautama for the funding and security of the Ashram. Then the Ashram was decorated very beautiful to welcome Devraj Indra.[8]

References[]

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  2. ^ "अक्षपाद | भारतकोश". m.bharatdiscovery.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ Chaudhary P. C. Roy (1964). Bihar District Gazetteers Darbhanga.
  4. ^ "गौतम आश्रम से निकली थी न्यायशास्त्र की पहली गंगा". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. ^ "Gautam Ashram Brahampur – Hindu Temple Timings, History, Location, Deity, shlokas". Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. ^ नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम (2018-07-20). "इस मंदिर की पुजारी है महिला, भगवान राम के चरणों से यहां हुआ था च���त्कार". नवभारत टाइम्स (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  7. ^ "सड़क निर्माण के लिए मुख्य अभियंता को ग्रामीणों ने रोका". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  8. ^ Kohli, Narendra (2016-11-21). Initiation. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-5083-705-4.
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