Renunciation
13 books featuring this theme
Renunciation is voluntary surrender of claims, pleasures, or power. It reorders desire and signals commitment to higher aims.
Mahabharata
Vyasa
200 BCE-400 CE
Indian, Hindu
Ramayana
Valmiki
300-100 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Dhammapada
Anonymous
100 BCE
Indian, Buddhist
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Anonymous
900-1000 CE
East Asian, Japanese
Jātaka Tales
Anonymous
100 BCE-500 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Kalpa Sutra
Bhadrabahu
400-500 CE
Indian, Jain
Lalitavistara Sūtra
Anonymous
300-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Buddhacarita
Ashvaghosha
1-200 CE
Indian, Buddhist
Lives of the 63 Illustrious Beings
Hemachandra
1100-1200 CE
Indian, Jain
Manimekalai
Sattanar
400-600 CE
Indian, Hindu
Adi Purana
Jinasena
800-900 CE
Indian, Jain
Jain Ramayana
Vimalasuri
300-500 CE
Indian, Jain
Mahāvastu
Anonymous
100-400 CE
Indian, Buddhist