... decided to abstain further from warfare and killing living beings in general. He converted to Buddhism, a religion whose followers abstain from injuring and killing animals intentionally (Patimokkha ... evidence of princely hunting is mainly responsible for this one-sided picture. Writing and painting was always done by and for the upper class—or, in the medieval context, elite—males. Information ... century. Linden Museum, SA 00297L, Stuttgart. Photograph: A. van der Geer, courtesy Linden Museum, Stuttgart ACKNOWLEDGMENTSAs a veterinary medicine student, in 1985, my interest in Indian art...