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ID: 901001364
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001364
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Encounter with Asceticism (Buddhist narrative)

Note: The fourth encounter of Prince Siddhārtha, an ascetic man who had devoted himself to spirituality and seeking the cause of human suffering. The Prince was influenced by this man to follow his example.

Names:
Encounter with Asceticism (Buddhist narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
Encounter with Religious Life (Buddhist narrative) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist narratives> (P)
............Four Encounters (Buddhist narrative) (I)
................Encounter with Asceticism (Buddhist narrative) (P)
Related Iconography:
actor is .... Buddha
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Buddha (primary character of Buddhism)) [901000851]
actor is .... Channa
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Channa (Buddhist character)) [901001968]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Buddhism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... asceticism
.....(religious ideologies, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Encounter with Asceticism (Buddhist narrative)
................Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)
Encounter with Religious Life (Buddhist narrative)
................British Museum [online] (1999-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
................ Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)

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