Asceticism in ancient Indian religion
a. served as a substitute for sacrificial practices as a means to placate and communicate with the gods.
b. enabled priests to facilitate communication between believers and the gods.
c. was the practice of self-mutilation to communicate with the gods.
d. provided means of firmly establishing one's experiences apart from the realm of spiritual meditative processes.
e. reduced food consumption, as desired by Ashoka.
c
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