________________ 194 Paul Dundas of living either in village or forest is for those people who do not perceive the self. For those who have actually experienced the self, the only true dwelling place is that very self, solitary and still 49. 49. Samadhisataka 73. The sentiment is echoed at Isibhasiyaim 38.13 and by Silanka commenting on Acarangasutra 1.8.1.4. This paper is a brief account of a subject which, it is hoped, will be dealt with more fully in velopment of the Kharatara Gaccha. I would like to thank the British Academy for awarding me a Small Grant in the Humanities which made much of the research for this paper possible.