Asceticism

Zuhd in Arabic, encompasses both the Islamic concept of asceticism and more specifically the concept of renunciation.

Sādhana (Sanskrit: साधन; Tibetan: སྒྲུབ་ཐབས་, THL druptap, Chinese: 修行), literally "a means of accomplishing something", is an ego-transcending spiritual practice.

Christian monasticism is the devotional practice of individuals who live ascetic and typically cloistered lives that are dedicated to Christian worship.

Fasting is a willing abstinence of food, solid or liquid.

A hermit (adjectival form: eremitic or hermitic) is a person who lives in seclusion from society.

Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from μόνος, monos, "alone") or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.

In Hinduism, a sādhu (Sanskrit sādhu, "good; good man, holy man") is a religious ascetic or holy person.

("Sworn virgin" redirects here. For Albanian gender identity, see Balkan sworn virgins.) Celibacy (from Latin, cælibatus") is the state of voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons.

Alms (/ɑːmz/, /ɑːlmz/) or almsgiving involves giving to others as an act of virtue, either materially or in the sense of providing capabilities (e.g. education) for free.

Brahmacharya (/ˌbrɑːməˈtʃɑːrjə/; Devanagari: ब्रह्मचर्य) literally means "going after Brahman (Supreme Reality, Self or God)".

A cilice /ˈsɪlᵻs/ was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair (a hairshirt) worn close to the skin.

Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure.

Flagellants are practitioners of an extreme form of mortification of their own flesh by whipping it with various instruments.

Humility is the quality of being humble.

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Latin: Regula Benedicti) is a book of precepts written by Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – 550 AD) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

Bahubali (English: One With Strong Arms), a much revered figure among Jains was the son of Rishabhanatha, the first tirthankara of Jainism.

The Copts (Christians of Egypt) who belong mostly to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, observe fasting periods according to the Coptic calendar.

Yati ("Jati" in vernaculars) historically was the general term for a Jain monk.

A Pattavali (From Sanskrit patta: seat, avali: chain) is a record of a spiritual lineage of heads of monastic orders.