Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c6.32
Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c6.32
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Fā-hien, who was in India between 399 and 414 A.D., makes frequent references to monasteries, and says that the regular business of the monks was to perform acts of meritorious virtue and to recite their Sūtras, and sit wrapt in meditation.¹ In speaking of the monastery at Pāṭaliputra, or Patna, he says²:—