B

“disciple told him that the sramana Gautama of the Shakya clan taught a doctrine which, though difficult, could be put in verse:

All things arise from a cause

He who has realized the truth has explained the cause

And also how they cease to be

This is what the great sramana has taught”

“He did not encourage people to revere him. He did not indulge the old Indian desire to see holy men or their images, the desire for darshan (sight), which even now forces Hindus into arduous journeys for the sake of a fleeting view of an idol or guru. He asked a sick bhikshu who had fervently wanted to see him, ‘What use is the sight of this vulnerable body?’ and told him that whoever understood his teaching also saw him at the same time.”