Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c30.76

c30.76

**Monghyr.** Next the pilgrim comes to the district of Mount Īraṇa identified with modern Monghyr where were above ten monasteries and more than 4,000 Brethren, most of whom were Hīnayānists of the Sammatiya school. To these monasteries were added recently by a Buddhist neighbouring king, who had conquered the capital, two monasteries, each of which had 1,000 Brethren of the Sarvāstivādin school (p. 178). From the *Life* we learn that the pilgrim remained at the capital for a year studying the Vibhāshā-lun and another Abhidharma work under the teachers, Tathāgatagupta and Kshāntisiṁha (p. 180).