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MONK: EPITOME OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSION
Dayam logassa jāņittā pāīņam padīņam dāhiņam udīņaṁ āikkhe vibhae kittae vedavĩ || - Acārānga sutra, 1.6.5.
That is, - A learned monk in the know of canonical knowledge must go about in all directions - East, West, South and North – with merciful, kind and compassionate disposition towards the living beings of the universe. He should also preach the faith in similar vein; explain it in finer details in parts and whole and demonstrate the precepts so preached with his own practice of proper, merciful and compassionate monastic conduct.
Savvehi bhūehi dayāņukampi, khantikkhame sañjayabambhayāri |
Sāvajjajoggam parivajjayanto, carejja bhikkhū susamāhiindie II
- Uttarādhyayana sūtra, 21.13. That is, – The forgiving, patient, restrained and celibate monk, with his senses well under control, must be merciful and compassionate towards all living beings, he must tolerate harsh speech with forgiveness, he must be restrained and he must practice celibacy. He must always move about by avoiding any violence what-so-ever towards any living beings that he comes across.
Savvesi jīvāņa dayatthayāe, sāvajjadosam parivajjayantā |
Tassankiņo isiņo Nāyaputtā, udditthabhattam parivajjayanti II
- Sūtrakrtānga sūtra, 2.6.40. That is, – The monk-disciples of Jñātaputra (Mahāvīra) that refrain from and fear, any violent acts and for being merciful towards all living beings, they give up all kinds of foods specially prepared for them.
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