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him to his house, he should wander about for the welfare of his soul. A wise and thoroughly restrained monk should bear all hardships and wander about till he reaches final liberation. The Buddhists hold that pleasant things are produced from pleasant things. Those who exert themselves at the proper time feel no remorse afterwards. The
roes who have got rid of their fetters do not long for their life. A monk should strive for the attainment of nirvāņa which consists in peace.
A worthy monk should have no intercourse with women considering the consequences. A virtuous monk should never keep company with the wicked. He should not stay in the house of a householder except by constraint. He should obey and serve a wise and a pious teacher.
A true monk should not say that this is meritorious and this is not meritorious. He should guard his soul, bring his senses under his control and put a stop to the current of the samsāru.
If a poor monk, subsisting on the meanest food, is attached to vanities and makes his monkhood a means of sustenance, he will suffer again and again. A monk should combat pride of genius, pride of sanctity, pride of birth, and pride of good living. He having conquered aversion to control and delight in sensual objects, should silently repeat to himself: at man must come and go according to his own karma alone. The pious are not given to blamable sinful practices. Avoiding all evils, monks should without embarrassment and passion preach the Law.
A monk who complies with the rules for the yatis as regards postures, lying down, sitting and exertion, who is thoroughly acquainted with the samitis and guptis, should explain each single point of conduct. He should not allow himself to be influenced by pleasant sounds. He should expound the syūdvāda, he should use permitted kind of speech and should be impartial and wise. He should utter pure speech which is in accordance with the creed of the Jinas. He should well learn the sacred text, endeavour to teach the creed and should not speak unduly long. He should not pervert or render obscure the truth.
A monk who does not act nor kill, who is free from anger, pride, deceit and greed, who is calm and happy will never entertain such wish that after his departure from the world he will become a god or a perfected saint. He does no actions arising from sinful causes, nor has them done by
Vide B. C. Law, Mahüvira : His Life and Teachings, pp. 72 11.
