Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.174
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.174
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v2.c4.s3.174
Bhikṣu, ‘beggar,’ is a term not found in Vedic literature. The begging of the Brahmacārin is quite a different thing from the duties of the Bhikṣu in the later system of the Āśramas (religious stages of life), when the Brahmin in the last stage of his life, after leaving his home and family, lives on alms alone. See 1. Brāhmaṇa.