[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v7.c91.342 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c91.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.342) 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. - [Previous: v7.c91.341](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.341) - [Next: v7.c91.343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.343) - [Up: v7.c91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.342) · Pramāṇa