Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c22.32

c22.32

The relations of the pupil toward his teacher did not, however, transcend those toward the Order as a whole to which they both owed a common allegiance as members. Where the teacher offended gravely against the Order, the pupil was to get him duly punished by the Order, and, when the penal discipline is duly undergone, to get the Order to rehabilitate his teacher. In the case of the Order passing any unduly severe sentence, the pupil is to do what he can to get it modified, mitigated, or nullified by arguing with the Order on the one hand, and seeing that the teacher "may behave himself properly, live modestly, and aspire to get clear of his penance that the Order may revoke its sentence".