Aparigraha is also a major requirement of Jainism to be observed by both householders & ascetics.
In the ten perfections to be attained in Buddhism, renunciation is the third.
In the Bible, Matthew 19:24, Jesus is quoted as saying "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."
In the Quran, Surah 23, verse 55, "Do they think that, in giving them wealth & children, We (Allah) are solicitous for their welfare? By no means! They lack perception."
Akka Mahadevi, the Kannada Saint-Poet says "What is the use of having wealth, if one doesn't have compassion?"
Rabia Basri was once given a good house by her admirers. She went through it admiringly & then refused it by saying it takes her mind away from Allah.
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