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Śrāvakācāra : Code of Conduct of a Householder]
[41 needy people after due consideration. (20) Sadānabhinivista - always devoid of evil motives. (21) Gunesu paksapatin - favourably disposed to virtues such
as benevolence, generosity, readiness to help, patience, and the habit of using courteous and friendly language as
well as acts of kindness, as the seed of religious merit etc. (22) Adeśakālayoścaryām tyajan -avoiding conduct which is
inappropriate to time and place. (23) Balābalaṁ jānan - aware in full of one's strength and
weakness. (24) Vrttasthajñānavrddhānām pūjaka - venerating persons of
high morality and superior in knowledge. (25) Pusyaposaka - supporting one's dependants. (26) Dirghadarśin - far sighted. (27) Visesajña - adept and discriminating. (28) Krtajña -- grateful. (29) Lokavallabha – likable (30) Salajja - ashamed of any kind of lapse. (31) Sadaya - compassionate. (32) Saumya - gentle in disposition. (33) Paropakrtikarmattha- ready to render service to others. (34) Antarangarişadvargapariharapārāyaṇa- intent on avoiding
the six internal enemies namely kāma- lust, krodha - anger, lobha-greed, māna-pride, mada-vainglory, harşa-malicious
pleasure. (35) Vaśikṣtendriyagrāma - master of the sense-organs.63
The seven Vices (vyasana) - a śrävaka should avoid (sapta vyasana) seven vices for living a good social life. They are (i) dyūta- gambling (ii) madya - drinking alkohol (iii) māmsa
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