Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c32.s2.30

c32.s2.30

Before leaving, Atīśa, in his usual spirit of charity and self-sacrifice, distributed the Tibetan gold brought to him as a present for his deputation in four parts. The first part was given to his teachers and the Āchāryas of Vikramaśīlā, the second given as a trust to President Ratnākara who was to use it for the benefit of the whole clergy of the monastery, the third was sent to Vajrāsana to endow religious service there, and "the fourth part he sent to the king for distribution among the general Buddhist *Saṁghas* of the country".