Ascetic
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concept
An Ascetic is an individual who deliberately practices severe self-discipline and abstention from worldly pleasures, often for spiritual, philosophical, or moral purposes.
Observed surface forms (5)
- ascetic tradition ×2
- Christian ascetics ×1
- ascetic practitioner ×1
- devotee of celibacy ×1
- religious ascetic ×1
Instances (9)
- al-Harith al-Muhasibi
- Samana via concept surface "ascetic practitioner"
- Shramana via concept surface "ascetic tradition"
- Jain monks via concept surface "religious ascetic"
- Ajivika tradition via concept surface "ascetic tradition"
- Sadhu
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Bhishma (in some traditions as co-disciple or associate)
via concept surface "devotee of celibacy"
surface form: Bhishma
- Al-Muhasibi
- Desert Fathers and Mothers via concept surface "Christian ascetics"