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SRĪ BHAGAVATI SŪTRA
5TH ANGA SŪTRA
तहारूवं णं भंते ! समणं वा माहणं वा पज्जुवासमाणस्स
किं फला पज्जुवासणा? गोयमा! सवणफला ।
TAHĀRŪVAM NAM BHAMTE | SAMAŅAM VĀ MĀHAŅAM VĀ PAJJUVÄSAMĀŅASSA KIM PHALĀ PAJJUVĀSAŅĀ ?
GOYAMĀ | SAVAŅAPHALĀ ||
Q: O Lord! How do we benefit by worshipping and serving a Jain monk? A: Dear Gautama! By worshipping and serving a Jain monk, one benefits by getting to hear his doctrines, adopt good virtues and acquire systematic spiritual knowledge.
से णं भंते ! सवणे किं फले? णाणफले ।
SE NAM BHAMTE | SAVANE KIM PHALE? NANAPHALE |
Q: O Lord! How does one benefit by hearing spiritual discourses and doctrines?
A: Dear Gautama! By listening to discourses, the intellectual power increases.
