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Dasha-Shruta-Skandha-Sutra
While engaging in this, without grasping any particular side, one should adopt a neutral stance and follow the right conduct. One should always be ready to forgive and pacify that conflict, because by doing so, there will be fewer words among the co-religionists, less agitation (words that create disturbance and conflict), less conflict and less passions, and less "you-you". With the reduction of all these, the growth of self-control, restraint, and equanimity will occur, and the co-religionists, being vigilant, will wander about contemplating their soul through self-control and austerity. This is the Bhara-Pratyavarohaṇatā-Vinaya (the humility of bearing the burden and relinquishing it). This is what the venerable elders have expounded as the eight-fold Gaṇi-Sampada (the wealth of the ascetic community), thus I say.
Fourth Stage
Commentary - In this sutra, while describing the Bhara-Pratyavarohaṇatā-Vinaya, the conclusion of the present stage has also been made. Just as a king, after entrusting the entire kingdom to his council of ministers, himself experiences the happiness of the kingdom, similarly, the Gaṇi, after entrusting the entire burden of protecting the community to the disciple community, becomes carefree and immerses himself in the happiness of self-equanimity. This burden is of four types. The first among them is to gather the un-gathered disciples, etc., that is, if a disciple has been separated from the disciple community due to defects like anger, etc., or if the protector, teacher, etc. of a disciple has passed away, or if a disciple wishes to become a householder due to some other special reason, then he should be persuaded and kept with him in whatever way possible. Further, the newly initiated ascetics should be lovingly taught the conduct of knowledge, conduct, begging, and supervision. The sick co-religious ascetic should be served to the best of one's ability. If a conflict ever arises among the co-religionists, then, being free from attachment and aversion, devoid of the desire for sustenance (food or possessions), clanship, and shelter, and adopting only a neutral stance, one should always be ready to forgive and pacify that conflict in accordance with the right conduct, etc. This will bring peace to the conflict and eliminate unnecessary clamor in the community.