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wood, are destroyed in food and drink; therefore a monk should cause nobody to cook. (11)
There is nothing so dangerous as fire, for it spreads in all directions and is able to destroy many beings; one should therefore not light a fire. (12)
Even in his thoughts a monk should not long for gold and silver; indifferent alike to dirt and gold he abstains from buying and selling. (13)
If he buys, he becomes a buyer; if he sells, he becomes a merchant; a monk is not to engage in buying and selling. (14)
A monk who is to live on alms, should beg and not buy; buying and selling is a great sin; but to live on alms is benefitting. (15)
He should collect his alms in small parts according to the Satras and so as to avoid faults; a monk should contentedly go on his begging-tour, whether he get alms or not. (16)
A great sage should not eat for the sake of the pleasant taste (of the food) but for the sustenance of life, being not dainty nor eager for good fare, restraining his tongue, and being without cupidity. (17)
Even in his thoughts he should not desire to be presented with flowers, to be offered a seat, to be eloquently greeted, or to be offered presents, or to get a magnificent welcome and treatment. (18)
He should meditate on true things only', committing no sins and having no property; he should walk about careless of his body till his end arrives. (19)
Rejecting food when the time of his death arrives,
* Sukla dhyâna, see note 1, p. 200.
