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SÚTRAKRITÂNGA.
it has been collected in small bits , it is food fit for a learned monk, it is lawful to eat it at the present occasion, it is of the prescribed quantity, it greases, as it were, the axle of the carriage and anoints the sore, being just sufficient to enable one to practise control and to carry the burden of it; he should consume that food (without delay) even as the snake returning to its hole; that is to say: one should eat when it is time for eating, drink when it is time for drinking, dress when it is time for dressing, seek cover when it is time for seeking cover, and sleep when it is time for sleeping. (56)
A monk who knows the proper measure (in all things) travelling in one direction or other, should teach, explain, and praise (the Law), preach it unto those who exert themselves well, and to those who do not, to all who come to listen. (He should preach to them): indifference for the peace of mind, cessation of passion, Nirvâna, purity, simplicity, humility, freedom from bonds 2. He should preach the Law which prohibits to kill any living being, after having well considered it. (57)
When a monk preaches the Law, he should preach it not for the sake of food, drink, clothes, restingplace, or lodging, nor for any objects of pleasure; but he should preach the Law indefatigably, for no other motive than the annihilation of Karman. (58)
Those heroes of faith who are instructed in the Law by such a monk and exert themselves well, are
1 Samudâ nikam, i.e. as bees collect honey from many flowers. Cf. p. 80, note 1.
2 Compare  kârânga Sätra I, 7, 4, 1, part i, p. 68, note 3.
