Dasveyaliya Sutta

SR No.: 002354
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ernst Leumann, Walther Schubrin
Publisher: Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi
Publication Year: 1932
Total Pages: 142
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & agam_dashvaikalik
File Size: 11 MB

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9. Devotion to Discipline
live in harmony with his directions. 16. How much more so [a monk] who [through his Guru] obtains [knowledge of] the sacred texts and longs for endless bliss! Therefore a monk should not neglect him whom he calls his teacher. 17. Modestly [he should beg for) a bed, [should ask to be allowed] to go away [or] to remain, [to take) a seat, modestly he should salute [the teacher's] feet, modestly raise his hands in anjali. 18. When he has touched him with his [own] body or with one of his utensils, he should say: "I crave your pardon” and: “[I shall] not [do it] again.” 19. As an ill-tempered bullock [does not] draw the cart (otherwise than] incited by the goad, so [a bad pupil,] by stubbornness fulfils (his duty only] after having been told to do so again and again. (19a. He should not listen to people who talk to him in a few or many words, [sitting] on [his] seat for study, [but], being a wise [monk], he should tisten [to them] with deference, having left [his] seat.) 20. [For,] considering the time and whether he is inclined to do the work or not] with reasons for and against, he [finally) performs this and that by these or other means. 21. An undisciplined [monk] will reap failure, a disciplined one success – he who knows these two [results will be] willing to learn. 22. A man who is cruel, proud of his intellect and wealth, a slanderer, violent, an intriguer, unfamiliar with Dharma, unexperienced in discipline, [and] selfish, will not reach salvation. 23. But they who are obedient to the directions of the Guru, (who] know the Dharma and its meaning, are experienced in discipline, cross that dangerous flood [of Samsāra,] annihilate (their) Karman and reach the highest abode. Thus I say.
Third Part. 1. [The monk] should obediently take care of the teacher, as the Brahmin does of the [holy) fire. He who, observing (the teacher's] look and gesture, voluntarily [and] truly serves him, is deserving of honour. 2. For the sake of good conduct he should adhere to discipline, obediently accepting his teacher's] words. He who identifies his will with that of the Guru, does not offend him and is deserving of honour. 3. He should adhere to discipline with regard to the older monks, [i. e.]