The Mauryan Polity c13.s12.168
The Mauryan Polity c13.s12.168
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c13.s12.168
A point is again raised how it was that Megasthenes had not stated the three kinds of priests, *ṛtvik*, *ācārya*, and *purohita* of whom the last holds a high position even in political administration. We agree with Prof. Stein who remarks that according to Megasthenes the king was more in the camp than in the palace and the *purohita* was also in the camp.⁴ To conclude, Megasthenes' picture of the religious life of the period is insufficient, inaccurate, and far from being trustworthy.