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Ashram or the Ashrama, locally known as Sát (Parbhan: सत्, lit. Absolute Truth), is a religion based upon the teachings of the Satrian prophet Tulsidas. Variously described as monotheistic, polytheistic, and pantheistic faith, it encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices practiced throughout the subcontinent, centered on the belief of escaping the cycle of rebirth and achieving oneness with God. Ashram is an exonym created by Etrurian explorers; its practitioners, known as Ashramists, refer to their religion as the Sát or Absolute Truth.
Ashram originated in the 8th century CE, in the Bashurat River Delta during the Middle Sangma Dynasty, as a development of the Jati worldview. Along with Tulyata, it quickly became one of the most prominent religions in the empire as it spread throughout Satria. The religion split into the Sucikammavāda and Ekattavāda Schools in the 11th century CE, before diverging further.
All schools of Ashram share the goal of leaving the cycle of rebirth through attaining unity with God, known as Sabbadeva, which consists of four aspects which each is related to one of the cardinal directions and elements. Other common concepts, are karma and the belief that every person has a spirit known as an atta. The schools differ on the validity of additional religious scripture, what actions generate good or bad karma, and the relation between the self and the world around them. Template:Region icon Kylaris