Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c5.s2.7
Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c5.s2.7
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v1.c5.s2.7
It is stated in the *Subhasutta*¹ that the Brāhmaṇas are expected to observe five *dhammas*, namely, *saccam* (truthfulness), *tapam* (austerity), *brahmacariyam* (pure moral life), *ajjhenam* (study), and *cāgam* (gifts). In the *Sundaṅika-Bhāradvāja-sutta*² there is a reference to the Brāhmaṇas learning *Sāvitti* (*Sāvitrī*) consisting of three *padas* and twenty-four *akkhaṛas*, and in the *Dīgha Nikāya*, to the Vedic *Sākhās*, in these words:
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