Buddhism Theravada
Deprivation for its own sake is not valued. Indeed, it may be seen as a sign of attachment to one's own renunciation. The aim of the monastic lifestyle was to prevent concern for the material circumstances of life from intruding on the monk or nun's ability to engage in religious practice.
Background definitions from antiquity:
Asceticism
Sparta#Military_life
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Vinaya Pitaka
Vinaya
Gymnopaedia
Gymnopedie (Satie) Listen: la_1_ere._lent_et_douloureux.ogg
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