Boy takes twelve years to wash off ascetic's dirt — Mythoi

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Boy takes twelve years to wash off ascetic's dirt.

Religion. · Religious orders. · Clerical virtues and vices. · view the constellation · filed as V462.14

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

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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 Ascetic cleric renounces world (to become a herder) Monk refuses chance of having temptation removed since he considers it strengthening to have it ever present to test him

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