Editing Training (section)

=== Religion and spirituality ===

In [[religion|religious]] and [[Spirituality|spiritual]] use, the word "training" may refer to the purification of the mind, heart, understanding and actions to obtain a variety of spiritual goals such as (for example) closeness to [[God]] or freedom from [[dukkha|suffering]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}  Note for example the institutionalised spiritual training of [[Threefold Training]] in Buddhism, [[meditation]] in [[Hinduism]] or [[discipleship]] in [[Christianity]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} These aspects of training can be short-term or can last a lifetime, depending on the context of the training and which religious group it is a part of.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

Compare religious [[ritual]].