While asceticism is a feature of virtually every religion, it plays an especially prominent role in the three principal Indian religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. All three of these traditions originated at more or less the same time and out of the same religious and philosophical milieu.
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So we are led to the conclusion that Hindu asceticism as defended by philosophic thought does not partake of the nature of ethical activity. ... It is to the highest ideals sought through asceticism within Hinduism to which in a critical study our attention should be chiefly directed.
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This discipline usually involves practices of meditation, mental concentration, exercises of the body including both ones of control and asceticism. In Hinduism, this goal is usually that of moksha, the release of the soul from cycle of death and rebirth (samsara).
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The Hindu attitude toward asceticism has always been ambivalent. On the one hand, there is a genuine regard for hermits and wandering ascetics and a desire to gain spiritual merit by feeding ... One way of life in Hinduism is renunciation of the world and asceticism, which is the path of the sadhu or Hindu holy man.
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The Rise of Asceticism and Renouncer Traditions ... Modern Hinduism owes a great deal to the ancient ascetic sects. Perhaps without contribution from these sects, Hinduism would have been a mere ritualistic tradition.
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A strong emphasis on the ascetic life in these religions had a profound influence on Hinduism. Asceticism was unknown to the religion of the Vedas, and the priestly class of Brahmins looked down upon it.
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Female Ascetics in Hinduism provides a vivid account of the lives of women renouncers--women who renounce the world to live ascetic spiritual lives--in India. The author approaches the study of female asceticism by focusing on features of two dharmas,... ... Religion Eastern- Hinduism- General ... Subject: Asceticism...
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