Asceticism
23 books featuring this theme
Asceticism values disciplined restraint from pleasures to reorient desire toward spiritual or moral aims. It functions as a technology of self-mastery and a sign of holiness or insight.
Early Upanishads
Anonymous
300 BCE-200 CE
Indian, Hindu
Bhagavata Purana
Anonymous
800-1000 CE
Indian, Hindu
Brahmanas
Anonymous
800-500 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Kalpa Sutra
Bhadrabahu
400-500 CE
Indian, Jain
Lalitavistara Sūtra
Anonymous
300-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Shiva Purana
Anonymous
900-1400 CE
Indian, Hindu
Vishnu Purana
Anonymous
300-600 CE
Indian, Hindu
Buddhacarita
Ashvaghosha
1-200 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Lives of the 63 Illustrious Beings
Hemachandra
1100-1200 CE
Indian, Jain
Markandeya Purana
Anonymous
300-700 CE
Indian, Hindu
Matsya Purana
Anonymous
500-1200 CE
Indian, Hindu
Padma Purana
Anonymous
300-1500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Skanda Purana
Anonymous
600-1200 CE
Indian, Hindu
Adi Purana
Jinasena
800-900 CE
Indian, Jain
Agni Purana
Anonymous
600-1100 CE
Indian, Hindu
Brahma Purana
Anonymous
300-1000 CE
Indian, Hindu
Jain Ramayana
Vimalasuri
300-500 CE
Indian, Jain
Kurma Purana
Anonymous
700-1200 CE
Indian, Hindu
Linga Purana
Anonymous
600-1000 CE
Indian, Hindu
Mahāvastu
Anonymous
100-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Narada Purana
Anonymous
800-1500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Vayu Purana
Anonymous
300-800 CE
Indian, Hindu
Bhavishya Purana
Anonymous
800-1500 CE
Indian, Hindu