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Begging for alms was not just a way to obtain food. In the Buddha's time, it was a method to keep one's ego in check and also to dissolve caste and class bounda
by kranner 7y ago
Begging for alms was not just a way to obtain food. In the Buddha's time, it was a method to keep one's ego in check and also to dissolve caste and class boundaries.
- lonelappde 7y agoRight, there is always a rationalization.
- kranner 7y agoActually the Buddha was the son of the chief in a fair-sized republic who had every luxury available to him. He specifically left home and began to beg for his food for the social/political purposes I mentioned. It was a huge deal for a twice-born Kshatriya lord to eat food from a lower caste person, amounting to treason against his society. If you’re interested, please read about this before making up your mind.