TQAryan CultureThe Indian Historical QuarterlyVol. 33 · No. 2OpenThe Indian Historical QuarterlyBuddha and AsceticismBy U. DhammaratanaIn this essay U. Dhammaratana examines the Buddha’s stance on asceticism. He notes that in early India extreme ascetic practices often involved indecencies: in the Kukkuravatika Sutta two ascetics…June - 1957Vol. 33 · No. 2pp. 129–138Middle Path TeachingExtreme Self IndulgenceExtreme Self Mortification+2