Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.78

v1.c21.78

Discipline was evidently very rigorous, a breach of the rules being severely punished, irrespective of the status of the pupil, who was sometimes flogged on the back with a bamboo stick.¹⁷ Often the most promising students were given the daughters of the teachers in marriage as a mark of very special favour.¹⁸ Sometimes the teacher and his pupils were invited to a meal at the house of a chief man of the city.¹⁹ The principal teacher was called Disāpāmokkhācariya; under him were assistants, usually chosen from among his students, who were called piṭṭhācariyā.²⁰