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... Jainism in India who , in their attempts to reach sainthood , starve themselves to death . The goal of mystical asceticism is union with the divine -the mystical experience . By means of dying to the world , of extinguishing the self ...
... Jainism in India who , in their attempts to reach sainthood , starve themselves to death . The goal of mystical asceticism is union with the divine -the mystical experience . By means of dying to the world , of extinguishing the self ...
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... Jainism , liberation becomes possible only when all pas- sions have been exterminated . Under the influences of such ascetic views and practices in India , Siddhartha Gautama himself ( see above ) underwent the experiences of bodily ...
... Jainism , liberation becomes possible only when all pas- sions have been exterminated . Under the influences of such ascetic views and practices in India , Siddhartha Gautama himself ( see above ) underwent the experiences of bodily ...
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... Jainism , attained Nirvana ( freedom from an endless cycle of reincarnation ) . Gayā is an im- portant place of Hindu pilgrimage . Nearby Bodh Gaya , where Buddha attained Enlightenment , is Buddhism's holiest place . The holy town of ...
... Jainism , attained Nirvana ( freedom from an endless cycle of reincarnation ) . Gayā is an im- portant place of Hindu pilgrimage . Nearby Bodh Gaya , where Buddha attained Enlightenment , is Buddhism's holiest place . The holy town of ...
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