Buddhist texts such as the Nidanakatha, Buddhacarita and Mahavastu narrate moving accounts of the Buddha's return to Kapilavastu and his meeting with wife Yasodhara and son Rahula. When young Rahula asked his father for his inheritance, the Buddha offered him his spiritual heritage in the form of a begging bowl. Rahula was ordained as a monk, privileging his spiritual inheritance over the transience of his royal heritage.
