மாசனிக்குழு, பொதுவாக "மாசனிக்குடும்பம்" அல்லது "மாசனிக்குழு" என அழைக்கப்படுகிறது, இது ஒரு சகோதர அமைப்பாகும், இது ஒரு செழுமையான வரலாற்றைக் கொண்டது மற்றும் நெறிமுறை மற்றும் தனிப்பட்ட வளர்ச்சியில் கவனம் செலுத்துகிறது. இதன் தோற்றம் மத்திய யுகத்தின் இறுதியில் கல் வேலைக்காரர்களின் சங்கங்களில் இருந்து தொடங்குகிறது.
மாசனர்கள், சகோதர அன்பு, உதவி (தானம்) மற்றும் உண்மை போன்ற கொள்கைகளுக்கு ஒரு பொதுவான உறுதிப்பத்திரத்துடன் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். அவர்கள் ஒழுக்கக் கற்பனைகள் மற்றும் பாடங்களை உள்ளடக்கிய சின்னங்கள் மற்றும் சின்னங்களால் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட சடங்குகளில் ஈடுபடுகிறார்கள், இது உறுப்பினர்களை சிறந்த மனிதர்கள் மற்றும் குடியரசாளர்களாக மாறுவதற்கு ஊக்குவிக்கிறது. அல்பர்ட் பைக் தனது மாசனிக்கலைக் குறித்த நெறிமுறைகள் மற்றும் நம்பிக்கைகள் என்ற நூலில் கூறுகிறார், "மாசனிக்குழு என்பது ஒரு அழகான ஒழுக்கக் கட்டமைப்பாகும், இது கற்பனையில் மறைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது மற்றும் சின்னங்களால் விளக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது."
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