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CANDRAVEDHYAKA PRAKĪRŅAKA : 19
One, who knows the six types of restraints (related to six categories of the living) and is simple of heart is surely called humble. The disciple, who is not proud of his prodigious achievements or supernatural powers, is praised by the discreet.
The disciple, who instinctively indulges in ten types of service to the elders, the sick and the old, who is everready for the study of scriptures and who is endowed with all the virtues of the resident pupil, is praised by the discreet.
The disciple who praises the master, who serves the order (sangha), who increases the glory of the order, who is patient and wise is praised by the discreet.
The disciple, who, destroying all pride, learns the tenets, undoubtedly gains many disciples. The bad disciple does not get any.
As the harsh words of the husband are tolerable for the wife, so are the harsh words of the masters for the disciples seeking the Path to spiritual salvation.
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