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3. Agilāe gaņa-veyāvaccari karemāņe 4. Agilāe sangha-yeyāvaccaṁ karemāņe 5. Agilāe sāhammiya-veyāvaccam karemāņe
- Sthānānga sūtra, Ch. 5, Uddeśaka 1. That is, - From these five activities the knotless monk earns great karmic reduction and liberates -
1. One who serves the young and learning monks without any weariness,
2. One who serves the members of the monastic family without any weariness,
3. One who serves the members of the monastic group without any weariness,
4. One who serves the members of the religious order without any weariness,
5. One who serves the coreligionists without any weariness,
Comments - Service rendered to the young monks that remain mostly busy with their studies, the members of the monastic family and the group and the religious order as well as the coreligionists also results in great karmic reduction and liberation. This shows the importance of rendering service.
SERMON FOR SERVICE (VAIYĀVŘTYA) Gacche vejjāvaccam gilāņa-guru-bāla-vuddha-sehāņam | Sahajogam kādavvam sagasattie payatteņa II
- Mülācāra, 4.53. That is, - In a monastic group, the service rendered to the sick, the master, the young monks, the old ones and the student monks is said to be noble service or vaiyāvrtya. Seham āyāragoyaram gāhaņattāe abbhuttheyavvam bhavati |
- Sthănanga sutra, Sthăna 8.
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