RT Article T1 Buddhistisk askese: Fra verdensforsagelse til coping og dannelse JF Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift VO 64 SP 35 OP 51 A1 Borup, Jørn 1966- LA Danish PB Univ. YR 2016 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1571887431 AB Asceticism is a central concept in Buddhism. It is both a constituent ideal and a practice needing to be tamed by institutional religion. This article analyzes Buddhist asceticism as textual ideal and religious practice from an understanding of asceticism as both renunciation (Gavin Flood), and training (Peter Sloterdijk). Influenced by Mary Douglas' group/grid model, a typology is suggested in which both the Buddha legend, historical Buddhism in its various expressions and modern Japanese shugyo and Western mindfulness are placed. It is the article's claim that asceticism is a foundational Buddhist ideal and a practice with significance for the development and societal integration of the religion. K1 Askese K1 Buddhisme K1 Mindfulness K1 Religionshistorie K1 Religionssociologi DO 10.7146/rt.v0i64.23326