Ascetic cleric renounces world (to become a herder) — Mythoi

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Ascetic cleric renounces world (to become a herder).

Religion. · Religious orders. · Clerical virtues and vices. · view the constellation · filed as V462.11

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Asceticism.

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Kingship renounced to become an ascetic Since salvation is predestined, asceticism deemed useless Husband abandons wife to become ascetic Murderer becomes ascetic Maintaining silence as ascetic practice Ascetic fasting Ascetic weeping Asceticism: allowing self no repose Ascetic cleric tortures his flesh Ascetic cleric avoids listening to music Ascetic cleric never smiles Ascetic immersion Ascetic cleric leads mendicant life Ascetic cleric lives for seven years on whale's back Monk refuses chance of having temptation removed since he considers it strengthening to have it ever present to test him Evil ascetic misuses magic powers obtained through religious meditation

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