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pleases him and shows his Guru) that which is mean-looking and tasteless. 34. [His object is that] his brethren shall know him to be a zealous monk who contentedly accepts raw food, lives most severely and is well-pleased [with his mode of life]. 35. For the sake of honour, longing after glory (and) respect from all sides, (such a monk] works much bad [Karman] and creates [within his soul] the sin of deceit. 36. The monk should not drink liquor, wine or any other intoxicating liquid in the presence of witnesses and thus keep his reputation. 37. [If] he drinks it being alone, like a thief, thinking that nobody knows him - behold [the consequences of] his sins and hear from me his unfair dealing: 38. With (such a) monk, his craving for drink, deceitful untruth, bad reputation, distance from the supreme goal and impiousness are steadily growing. 39. By his bad actions, [this] man of evil spirit is always afraid and restless like a thief. In this state of mind, he does not, even at the hour of death, adhere to watchfulness. 40. Such a man is not loyal towards [his] teachers nor the fothermonks and the laymen too blame him, because they know him as such [a bad character). 41. It is the same thing with a [monk] who gives way to his faults and avoids virtues. In this state of mind... (etc. as 39).... 42. A clever monk fasts [and] avoids spices offered [to him], he desists from being careless with liquors, he practices fasting [and] keeps a high standard. 43. Behold his virtue, which many [fellow-]monks revere! Far-reaching [and] substantial, [as it is,] I shall praise it, listen to me! 44. Just [like him) is [a monk] who cultivates virtues and avoids faults. In this state of mind, he adheres to watchfulness in the hour of death. 45. Such a man is loyal towards [his] teachers and the (other) monks, and the laymen too revere him, because they know him as such a [good character). 46. A man who, in the manner of a thief, claims the fasting, preaching, outward habit, conduct [and] mind [of a pious monk to be as his], works a future existence as a servant god. 47. And when he is to be born as a god and comes to existence as a servant god, he does not know which of his deeds results in this. 48. When his life there has come to an end, he will be born with impediment in his speech, then in one of the hells or as an animal, where it is very difficult
