Photo by Wiele and Klein 



l^OLLOWING TH]5 PRECEPTS OF MANU 



In the Laws of Manu the ascetic life is recommended to the man who has lived the life 

 of a householder and has begotten sons. He must go forth taking nothing with him but the 

 sacred fire and the implements for the domestic sacrifice. When he goes into the forest he 

 may leave his wife, committing her and the house to the care of his sons. Sometimes, but 

 not often, the old woman accompanies her lord, and together, like the couple in the picture, 

 they begin the search for liberation. 



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