Motif
Ascetic self-mortification and self-denial
ascetic_self_mortification_and_self_denial
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.
3 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59009-59055 confidence: medium
“The narrative of Ráma’s exile in the jungle is one of the most obscure portions of the Rámáyana,” and it is difficult to find original tradition or actual life beyond “self-mortification and selfdenial” attributed to old Brahman sages.
The passage describes an artificial life of self-mortification and self-denial attributed to ancient Brahman sages.
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59009-59055 confidence: medium
“The narrative of Ráma’s exile in the jungle is one of the most obscure portions of the Rámáyana”; it mentions “self-mortification and selfdenial” of Brahman sages and the character in which the Brahmanical author desired to represent Ráma.
The note refers to the artificial life of self-mortification and self-denial said to have been led by Brahman sages of olden time.
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The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59007-59053 confidence: medium
“The narrative of Ráma’s exile in the jungle” is described as obscure, with little trace of original tradition or actual manners beyond ascetic self-mortification and self-denial of old Brahman sages.
The English note identifies an artificial life of self-mortification and self-denial associated with Brahman sages of olden time.
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