Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.98

c8.98

† Indeed, it must not be forgotten that the value of these statements is not quite indisputable; inasmuch as the object was to represent Buddha's separation from his kin, as being, from a worldly point of view, a very great sacrifice, the wealth which he renounced must have been painted in the strongest colours possible. This is to be noticed also in the biography of Mahâvîra, Buddha's contemporary, the founder of the Jaina sect.