138 A CHINESE ACCOUNT BY HIUAN TSANG mental gifts, and the people exalt their fame and render them uni- versal homage. This is the reason of their de- voting themselves to their studies with ar- dour and resolution, without any sense of fatigue. They seek to acquire a knowledge of the sciences and go to visit the man who has attained it, not taking the distance of one thousand li into ac- count. Although their family may be pos- sessed of large wealth, they nevertheless pre- fer to live like mendi- cants and to get their food by begging as they wander to and fro. They have the honour of knowing the truth and there is no dis- grace in being desti- tute of money. There are others who lead A GATEWAY OF THE BUDDHIST STUPA AT SANCHI.
