12, A Short Account of the Wandering Teachers at the 
Time of the Buddha. 
By Brmata CHaran Law, M.A. 
every year wandering about precisely with the object of engag- 
mg In conversational discussions on matters of ethics and philo- 
Sophy, nature lore and mysticism. Like the sophists among the 
ureeks, they differed very much in intelligence, in earnestness 
and in honesty.’ ! 
In the Arguttara Nikaya we find mention of two classes 
of Paribbajakas (Paribrajakas). The first class is known as 
ay, in “ solemn judgments about human life and the 
whole of things.” But in this paper an attempt has been made 
Py give a short account of the Sramanas (Samanas) and the 
aribbajakas excluding those who are known throughout the 
Buddhist Literature as the six titthiyas or heretics. 
Plucked by cows. He should sleep on’ bare ground. _ 
Rhys Davids is the first to draw our attention to the 
ar to India.* It is difficult to say when exactly this 
at of wanderers came into existence. The history of the 
Ri bbajakas is perhaps as old as the closing period of the 
with Veda. e are not in a position to describe in detail or 
orice wocuracy the functions of the wanderers if they at all 
‘isted in the Vedic times. 
us we may hold with Prof. Rhys Davids that the 
cae SN en 
: Buddhist India, p. 141. 
, Aiguttara Nikaya (P.T S.), Vol. IV, p. 35. 
ae Ibid. Vol. I, p. 157. 
uddhist India, pp. 141-148. 
