Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history)
by Prakash Narayan | 2011 | 63,517 words
This study deals with the history of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (Northern India) taking into account the history and philosophy of Buddhism. Since the sixth century B.C. many developments took place in these regions, in terms of society, economic life, religion and arts and crafts....
Gahapatis and Paribbajakas
Acela Kassapa is an old family friend (gihisahaka) of the gahapati citta, and the latter addresses him as bhante, but he only exchanges greetings (S.S.) with him and does not salute him.[1]
The gahapati Mendaka and Vijayamahita address a group of religious mendicants (sambahula titthiya) and a certain paribbajaka as bhante and they show their respect by saluting them. In return these paribbajakas address them as ghapaatis.[2]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Samyutta Nikaya.IV.300f.
[2]:
Anguttara Nikaya.V.189; Vinaya.I.242.