Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c22.31

c22.31

**Pupil Helping Teacher.** The relations between the teacher and pupil were expected to be so intimate that the latter even tried to minister to his teacher's mental troubles. To remove his teacher's "discontent" or "indecision", the pupil would first try his own means and beguile him by religious conversation or get the help of others. The pupil was also to combat by discussion any false doctrines which the teacher might take to or to get others to do it [*ib.*, i, 25, 20–2].