Buddha's ascetic period

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:associatedWith practice of extreme asceticism
search for spiritual liberation
gptkbp:beganIn after renunciation
gptkbp:characterizedBy austerities
severe self-mortification
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 years
gptkbp:endDate Buddha accepting milk-rice from Sujata
before enlightenment
gptkbp:hasCompanion five ascetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddha's ascetic period
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Middle_Way_doctrine
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkbp:notableEvent Buddha bathed in the Nairanjana River
Buddha fainted from weakness
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Life_of_Gautama_Buddha
gptkbp:resultedIn rejection of extreme asceticism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fasting_Buddha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6