What are the four stages of life in Hinduism?
The Four Stages of Life Hinduism recognizes four main stages of life. Like the goals of life, these can be divided into three plus one, with the three deriving from the “life is good” strand of Hinduism, and the one deriving from the “life is bad” strand. The first three are the student, the householder, and the retired person, while the fourth is the ascetic (also known as a sannyasin or a sadhu).
