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bly try to engage themselves or others or both in very meritorious undertakings. Besides, when they wake up during night, they will observe dharma-jāgarikā (wakefulness for religious meditation) in the latter part of the night. Therefore, wakefulness for such noble souls is better. And for that very reason, I say that "Sleepiness is good for some individuals and wakefulness is better for some."
In the same manner, one should know what is suitable for those who are strong and for those who are weak. Those who are strong try to increase their spiritual development by austerities like one day's, two days', three days', ten days' or more days' fasting, and by methods of religious meditation.
Similarly, one should judge about those who are industrious and for those who are lazy. Such industrious persons engage themselves in rendering service to Acâryas, Upadhyayas, sthavira
गइयाणं जीवाणं बलियत्तं साहू अत्येगइयाणं जीवाणं दुबलियत्तं साहू, से hणणं भंते ! एवं वच्चइ जाव साहू ? जयंती ! जे इमे जीवा अहम्मिया जाव विहरति एएसि णं जीवाणं दुब्बलियत्तं साहू, एए णं जीवा एवं जहा सुत्तस्स तहा दुब्बलियस्स वत्तच्वया भाणियव्वा, बलियस्स जहा जागरस्स तहा माणियव्वं जाव संजोएत्तारो भवति, एएसि णं जीवाणं साहू, से तेण ेणं जयंती ! एवं वच्चइ तं चैव जाव साहू || दक्खत्तं मंते ! साहू आळसियत्तं साहू ? जयंती ! अत्येगइयाणं जीवाणं दक्खत्तं साहू अत्थेगइयाणं जीवाणं आलसियत्तं साहू, से केणट्टणं भंते! एवं बुच्चइ तं चैव जाव साहू ? जयंती ! जे इमे जीवा अहम्मिया जाव विहरंति एएसि णं जीवाणं आठसियत्तं साहू, एए गं जीवा आलसा समाणा नो बहूणं जहा सुत्ता आळसा माणियव्वा, जहा जागरा तहा दक्खा भाणियव्वा जाव संजोएत्तारो मवंति, एए णं जीवा दक्खा समाणा बहूहिं आयरियवेयावच्चेहिं जाव उवज्झाय ० थेर० तवस्सि० गिलाणवेया ० सेहवे० कुलवेया० गणवेया० संघवेयाव० साहिम्मिय वेयावच्चेहिं अत्ताणं संजोएत्तारो भवंति, एएसि ण जीवाणं
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