Having renounced the world, in his roles of father and king, he attained the status of an immortal being while retaining the duty of ensuring that his dynasty is preserved and that there is always a new king for each generation.

As part of its current policy of ' status quo ', the ROC has not renounced claims over the territories currently controlled by the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and Tuvan Republic in Russia, Northern Burma and some Central Asian states bordering areas.

Oscar Mathisen, five-time ISU world champion and three-time European champion, renounced his amateur status in 1916 and travelled to America, where he won many races but was beaten by Bobby McLean of Chicago, four-time American champion, in one of the races.

Otto had already submitted a written statement, on 21 February 1958, that he and his family would renounce all privileges formerly entitled a member of the House of Habsburg, but this first declaration did not satisfy the requirements of the Habsburg Law, which stated that Otto and other descendants of Charles could only return to Austria if they renounced all royal claims and accepted the status of private citizens.

With this revelation at the forefront of his consciousness, Atiśa renounced his kingdom, family, and social status in order to find a spiritual teacher — or as he told his parents — to go on a hunting trip.

* people who had, prior to 1961, renounced their Indian status so they could vote in federal elections, and their children

In 1739 the General Assembly, without any appeal from him, removed the sentence of deposition against him, and restored him to the status of a minister of the gospel of Christ, but not that of a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, declaring that he was not eligible for a charge until he should have renounced principles inconsistent with the constitution of the church.

He never renounced his status as a Tendai monk, and until the end of his life continued to engage in Tendai esoteric practices.

* where a Canadian had acquired that status by descent from a Canadian parent, and who was either not lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence on the commencement of the Act or was born outside Canada afterwards, loss of citizenship could occur on the person's 22nd birthday unless the person had filed a declaration of retention between their 21st and 22nd birthday and renounced any previous nationality they possessed.

Being ineligible under Duchy law to occupy the ducal throne due to his status as the heir-apparent to an existing throne, The Prince of Wales had previously renounced his claim to the ducal throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

According to most accounts though, the Sect of Skhariya renounced the Holy Trinity and the divine status of Jesus, monasticism, ecclesiastic hierarchy, ceremonies, and immortality of soul.

In 1529, he renounced his Catholicism ( and his canon status ) and became Lutheran.

In 1944, Princess Galyani Vadhana renounced her royal status in order to marry Colonel Aram Rattanakul Serireongrit ( 24 August 1920 – 3 February 1982 ), the son of General Luang Serireongrit ( Charoon Ratanakul Serireongrit ), a former Army commander-in-chief who led the invasion of the Shan States during World War II.

Though partaking of the existing principle of unconstitutionality, according to which the pronouncement of unconstitutionality of the pre-constitutional rules produces effects only upon the relations and situations not yet concluded as of the date 1 January 1948, not being capable of retroacting earlier than the constitution's entry into force ; the Court affirms that the right of citizenship, since it is a permanent and inviolable status except where it is renounced on the part of the petitioner, is justifiable at any time ( even in the case of the prior death of the ascendant or parent of whomever derives the recognition ) because of the enduring nature, even after the entry into force of the constitution, of an illegitimate privation due to the discriminatory rules pronounced unconstitutional.

In some versions of the sūtra, Dharmakāra is described as a former king who, having come into contact with the Buddhist teachings through the buddha Lokesvararaja, renounced his throne.

An Shigao ( Chinese: 安世高 ) ( in the Wade-Giles transcription system, An Shih-kao ) (?-~ 168 AD ) was a prince of Parthia, nicknamed the " Parthian Marquis ", who renounced his claim to the royal throne of Parthia in order to serve as a Buddhist missionary monk in China.

The monk Xuanzang ( also referred to in the story as Tang Sanzang, meaning " Tang Tripitaka Master ", with Tang referring to the Tang Dynasty and Sanzang referring to the Tripitaka, the main categories of texts in the Buddhist canon which is also used as an honorific for some Buddhist monks ) is a Buddhist monk who had renounced his family to become a monk from childhood.

In the novel, Xuanzang is a Chinese Buddhist monk who had renounced his family to join the Sangha from childhood.

This view differs from that held by the Dalai Lama XIV, who, despite having received the same lineage teachings, after long consideration has renounced this practice and actively discourages it as he considers it detrimental to the unity of the various Buddhist traditions of Tibet.

At a young age, Jīva fell in love with Kumārāyana, a noble Indian who renounced his fortune to become a Buddhist monk and thus travelled to Kucha.

Kumārāyana renounced his wealth to become a Buddhist monk, and left India, crossing to the Pamirs to arrive in Kucha.

Soon thereafter, she renounced her position as courtesan, accepted the Buddhist way, and remained an active supporter of the Buddhist order.

Enid Hattersley kept the fact secret from her son ( until he was in his 50s ) that his father, who died an atheist, had been a Roman Catholic priest, Father Frederick Hattersley, and had renounced the Church to marry her.

At some unspecified time he had been made deacon by John Aylmer, Bishop of London, and priest by Thomas Cooper, Bishop of Lincoln ; but before long he renounced this ordination as " wholly unlawful.

Following the death of his wife Joan in 1467, he renounced civic and commercial life and was ordained a priest in 1468, in which capacity he remained until his death six years later.

After becoming a Jesuit priest, he renounced his rights in 1923.

A priest, he renounced his rights in 1923.

His father, Thomas Maria Wingfield, MP ( who had in 1536 renounced his calling as a priest ), died when he was seven.

A wealthy and successful French diplomat, he renounced worldly goods and became a Catholic priest.

Although Christopher renounced his claim for revenge, he lay in wait for Nicholas in Friesling.

For Golb, the amount of documents is too extensive and includes many different writing styles and calligraphies ; the ruins seem to have been a fortress, used as a military base for a very long period of timeincluding the 1st centuryso they could not have been inhabited by the Essenes ; and the large graveyard excavated in 1870, just 50 metres east of the Qumran ruins was made of over 1200 tombs that included many women and childrenPliny clearly wrote that the Essenes that lived near the Dead Sea " had not one woman, had renounced all pleasure ... and no one was born in their race ".

He renounced painting for several years, not resuming until 1504 when he became the head of the monastery workshop in obedience to his superior.

Led by Abaz Kupi, it largely consisted of Geg guerrillas, supplied mainly with weapons from the allies, who withdrew their support for the NLM after the communists renounced Albania's claims on Kosovo.

Some favored imitating Europe while others renounced the West and called for a return of the traditions of the past.

In the year 1231 the village was known as Kinglassin and was in the Lochoreshire area, however that changed in 1235 when Constantine II of Lochore renounced his claim to the lands in favour of the Abbey of Dunfermline, from this time on Kinglassie ceased to be part of Lochoreshire., but little of antiquity remains, except for the Dogton Stone with its Celtic Cross situated in a field a mile ( 1. 5 km ) to the south.

The UN eventually lifted these sanctions ( with Resolution 1506 ) in 2003 when Libya " accepted responsibility for the actions of its officials, renounced terrorism and arranged for payment of appropriate compensation for the families of the victims.

Louis XIV, whose political situation was now critical, profited by the peaceful dispositions of the new pope, restored Avignon to him, and renounced the long-abused right of asylum for the French Embassy.

Ferdinand renounced his claim to the Kingdom of Hungary and was forced to pay a fixed yearly sum to the Sultan for the Hungarian lands he continued to control.

In 1138, Robert renounced his fealty to Stephen and declared his support for Matilda, triggering a major regional rebellion in Kent and across the south-west of England, although Robert himself remained in Normandy.

The treaty meant that Bolshevist Russia renounced territorial claims to Estonia " for all time ".

In the 4th century, Christianity was eventually taken up by the emperor Constantine, although one of his successors Julian the Apostate renounced it for paganism and again persecuted the Church.

It will in no way be denied that at the time I believed in such possibilities and for that reason renounced the actual vocation of thinking in favor of being effective in an official capacity.

Tyrol was lost for the Wittelsbach with the death of duke Meinhard and the following Peace of Schärding when Tyrol was finally renounced to the Habsburgs in 1369.

Naturalization applicants must also meet the following requirements: be over 18 years of age, have resided in Israel for three out of the five preceding years, have settled or intend to settle permanently in Israel, have some knowledge of Hebrew, and have renounced prior nationality or demonstrated ability to renounce nationality after becoming a citizen of Israel.

In 1867, Siam ( modern Thailand ) renounced suzerainty over Cambodia and officially recognized the 1863 French protectorate on Cambodia, in exchange for the control of Battambang and Siem Reap provinces which officially became part of Thailand.

Shortly after the army returned to Portugal, John of Gaunt concluded a secret treaty with John of Trastámara under which he and his wife renounced all claim to the Castilian throne in return for a large annual payment and the marriage of their daughter Catherine to John of Trastámara's son Henry.

In the 1920s, the papacy – then under Pius XI — renounced the bulk of the Papal States and the Lateran Treaty ( or Concordat ) with Italy was signed on February 11, 1929, creating the State of the Vatican City, forming the sovereign territory of the Holy See, which was also indemnified to some degree for loss of territory.

In 1041, Bretislaus, defeated in his second attempted invasion by Emperor Henry III signed a treaty at Regensburg ( 1042 ) in which he renounced his claims to all Polish lands except for Silesia, which was to be incorporated into the Bohemian Kingdom.

From a conservative bourgeois background, Hébuterne was renounced by her devout Roman Catholic family for her liaison with the painter, whom they saw as little more than a debauched derelict.

However, the Austrian branch claimed that Philip's grandmother had renounced the Spanish throne for herself and her descendants as part of her marriage contract.