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Example sentences for: self-mortification

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But Mahavira (the Great Hero) pursued self-mortification to the end of his life, stripping off his clothes to take his word from kingdom to kingdom.
For six years he begged for his food, learned to meditate, and practiced severe self-mortification, but still felt no nearer to understanding life’s suffering.