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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.45392#0190
Buddha & the Gospel of Buddhism
for his pupils by training them in all that is good, teaching
them to hold knowledge fast, instructing them in science
and lore, speaking well of them, and by guarding them
from danger. The husband should treat his wife with
respect and kindness, be faithful to her, cause her to be
honoured by others, and give her suitable clothes and
jewels : she should order the household duly, be hospitable
to kinsmen and friends, be chaste and thrifty, and in
all matters exhibit skill and diligence. A man should
minister to his friends by presents, courteous speech,
promote their interests, treat them as equals, and share
with them his prosperity; they should watch over him
when he is off his guard, protect his property when he is
careless, offer him a refuge in danger, adhere to him in
misfortune, and show kindness to his family. The master
should care for his dependents by apportioning their work
according to their strength, giving suitable food and
wages, tending them in sickness, sharing with them unusual
delicacies, and giving them occasional holidays; they
should rise before him, retire later to rest, be content
with what is given them, work cheerfully and well, and
speak well of him. A layman should minister to Bhikkhus
and to Brahmans by affection in thought, word, and deed,
by giving them a ready welcome, and by supplying their
temporal needs; and they should dissuade him from vice,
exhort him to virtue, feel kindly to him, instruct him in
religion, clear up his doubts, and point the way to heaven.
‘ ‘ And by thus acting the six airts (N.,S.,E.,W., Zenith, and
Nadir) are preserved in peace and free from danger.”
We may also remark of the Brethren and Sisters, that
though the practice of good works is by no means
enjoined, they were constantly engaged with what we
should now call moral education, and to a considerable
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for his pupils by training them in all that is good, teaching
them to hold knowledge fast, instructing them in science
and lore, speaking well of them, and by guarding them
from danger. The husband should treat his wife with
respect and kindness, be faithful to her, cause her to be
honoured by others, and give her suitable clothes and
jewels : she should order the household duly, be hospitable
to kinsmen and friends, be chaste and thrifty, and in
all matters exhibit skill and diligence. A man should
minister to his friends by presents, courteous speech,
promote their interests, treat them as equals, and share
with them his prosperity; they should watch over him
when he is off his guard, protect his property when he is
careless, offer him a refuge in danger, adhere to him in
misfortune, and show kindness to his family. The master
should care for his dependents by apportioning their work
according to their strength, giving suitable food and
wages, tending them in sickness, sharing with them unusual
delicacies, and giving them occasional holidays; they
should rise before him, retire later to rest, be content
with what is given them, work cheerfully and well, and
speak well of him. A layman should minister to Bhikkhus
and to Brahmans by affection in thought, word, and deed,
by giving them a ready welcome, and by supplying their
temporal needs; and they should dissuade him from vice,
exhort him to virtue, feel kindly to him, instruct him in
religion, clear up his doubts, and point the way to heaven.
‘ ‘ And by thus acting the six airts (N.,S.,E.,W., Zenith, and
Nadir) are preserved in peace and free from danger.”
We may also remark of the Brethren and Sisters, that
though the practice of good works is by no means
enjoined, they were constantly engaged with what we
should now call moral education, and to a considerable
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