The conflicting themes of nonviolence and violence in ancient Indian asceticism as evident in the practice of fasting

In many ancient Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist texts, the path of the ascetic lifestyle involves an injunction to practice nonviolence, a requirement that conflicts with the violence that the ascetic inflicts upon him/herself by going naked, clothed in coarse garments made of discarded cloth, tree bark,...

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Auteur principal: Olson, Carl (Auteur)
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Publié: SpringerOpen [2014]
Dans: International journal of Dharma Studies
Année: 2014, Volume: 2
Sujets non-standardisés:B Buddhist Monk
B Buddhist Text
B Religious Culture
B Extreme Form
B Indian Culture
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