Motif
ascetic restraint as difficult higher life
ascetic_restraint_as_difficult_higher_life
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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Vinaya Texts, Part II: The Mahavagga V-X, The Kullavagga I-III (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 17) V, I, 7. RULES FOR FOOT-CLOTIIING, SEATS, ETC. T, / V, I, 25. RULES FOR FOOT-CLOTHING, SEATS, ETC. I I / V, 7, I. RULES FOR FOOT-CLOTHING, SEATS, ETC.; lines 1412-1531 confidence: high
Mahā Kaccāyana says the higher life is hard with one bed and one meal; Soṇa’s desire abates after initial requests, but on the third request he receives pabbajjā ordination.
Mahā Kaccāyana describes the higher life as hard when practiced lifelong with only one bed and one meal a day.
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