Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c11.s4.279

c11.s4.279

¹ Be it noted that, as Oldenberg so forcibly points out [*Buddha*, p. 32], side by side with these highly-coloured court scenes where renowned masters from all lands, who have knowledge of the Ātman, contend with each other for fame, patronage, and reward, the texts give us another very different picture: "Knowing Him, the Ātman, Brahmans relinquish the desire for posterity, the desire for possessions and worldly prosperity, and go forth as mendicants." This was what even the victorious Yājñavalkya did.