stark dualism of the West, being irrelevant to Chinese contextSummary This chapter contains sections titled: Asceticism of the Pre-Qin Schools Ascetic Practices Associated with the Cultivation of Immortality Buddhist Ascetic Practice Conclusions Further ReadingStephen EskildsenJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd...
For Gandhi, nationalist asceticism functioned as a "technology of the self" (Foucault), as essential to the process of ethical formation, as certain types of bodies, behaviors, and desires were constituted in and through the self-disciplinary practices of the colonized Indian subject. Speaking thro...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook asceticism Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia as·cet·i·cism (ə-sĕt′ĭ-sĭz′əm) n. 1.The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity. 2.The doctrine that the ascetic life releases the soul from bondage to the body an...
Beginning in the first part but clearly threaded through the whole book is Demacopoulos's treatment of Gregory I's asceticism, which was not a private regime of fasting and self-flagellation but a thoroughly public series of practices, the goal of which was liberation from one's selfish desir...
ʼAdawi's and Arbiv’s research on the phenomenon indicated extreme practices of asceticism, particularly with the wrapping of the body in chains. This practice began in northern Syria and Anatolia before spreading southward to Jerusalem and Egypt. At the same time, the process expanded to Asia...
the manner of life, practices, or principles of anascetic. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like. rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence; austerity. ...
Thus, ascetic practices are not usually regarded as virtuous as such, merely a means towards a mind-body transformation, or a purification of the body which enables connection with the Divine and the cultivation of inner peace. It aims to achieve freedom from compulsions and temptations, ...
BUDDHIST ASCETICISM.—The ascetical practices of the Buddhists are monastic in their character, the devotees living in communities, whereas the Brahmins are mostly solitaries, though admitting pupils. The moral codes of both sects resemble each other in some respects. For the Buddhists, there are...
17、But Mani was the greatest prophet who, as the paraclete, proclaimed a salvation by knowledge (gnosis) consisting of strict ascetic practices. ─── 但是,摩尼是一个最伟大的先知,作为一位辩护者,宣布拯救是通过知识(灵知),由严厉的禁欲修行组成。
It practices total religious tolerance, forbids sacrifice of any kind and discourages asceticism.en.wikipedia.org He was helped in this attitude by his asceticism and simple life-style.en.wikipedia.org Marina increased her level of asceticism and continued to conceal the fact that she was a woman...