Ascetic
C22472
concept
An Ascetic is an individual who deliberately practices severe self-discipline and abstention from worldly pleasures, often for spiritual, philosophical, or moral purposes.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ascetic canonical | 3 |
| ascetic tradition | 2 |
| Christian ascetics | 1 |
| ascetic practitioner | 1 |
| devotee of celibacy | 1 |
| religious ascetic | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Ascetic
Generated description
An Ascetic is an individual who deliberately practices severe self-discipline and abstention from worldly pleasures, often for spiritual, philosophical, or moral purposes.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| al-Harith al-Muhasibi | — |
| Samana | ascetic practitioner |
| Shramana | ascetic tradition |
| Jain monks | religious ascetic |
| Ajivika tradition | ascetic tradition |
| Sadhu | — |
|
Bhishma (in some traditions as co-disciple or associate)
surface form:
Bhishma
|
devotee of celibacy |
| Al-Muhasibi | — |
| Desert Fathers and Mothers | Christian ascetics |