Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c6.s1.1
Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c6.s1.1
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v1.c6.s1.1
In the Tevijja,¹ Kūṭadanta,² Subha³ and other suttas we come across the names of Caṅki, Tārukkha, Pokkharasāti, Jānussoṇī, Toḍeyya, Kūṭadanta and other Brāhmaṇas who are described as teachers enjoying the revenues of villages given to them by the king of the country.⁴ These Brāhmaṇas were quite rich, and