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Before he became "the Buddha," who plucked out all of his hair, went naked, tried not to breath, reduced his diet to almost nothing, ate nauseating foods, dressed in chafing and irritating garments, stood or squatted for long periods of time, sat on thorns, and even ate his own excrement?

$$ Siddhartha Gautama

Vardhamana

Nanak

Mahatma Gandhi

Mardana