History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.342
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.342
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It should not be supposed that Buddhist bhikkhus renounced wealth altogether Vide I. A. vol. VII pp. 254-256 (Inscriptions 2 and 9 at Kuda) where bhiksus and bhiksunīs are donors and Cunningam's 'Bhilsa Topes' p. 235-236 where there are many bhiksus and some bhiksunīs among donors The great appeal of the original Buddhism to common men lay in its spirit of self-abnegation, discipline, service and sacrifice.