Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s15.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s15.1
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c12.s15.1
The precise nature of lodging and boarding arrangements for students in ancient days is not well-known. But it seems that the students led a simple life. We know that some students stayed in the house of the teacher and others were fed by the rich people of the town.⁹ There are instances when the good relations between the teacher and the disciple led to matrimonial connections.¹⁰