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THE WAY OF LIFE
I will mention here the 14 virtues and abilities of a worthy preacher stated in the poem given above.
1. The preacher of Dharma must be a good speaker.
2.
He must know the subject extensively and in its brief form.
3.
He must speak in a pleasant and agreeable manner.
4.
He must have a knowledge of the nature of the occasion.
5.
He must be truthful.
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He must be capable of clearing the doubts of people.
He must have mastered all the scriptures.
He must be capable of explaining a subject fully and in a relevant manner.
9.
He must not be sarcastic in his statements.
10.
He must be capable of delighting his listeners.
11. He must be capable of captivating his listeners.
12. He must be free from pride and arrogance.
13.
He must be living according to the principles of Dharma. He must possess the virtue of contentment.
14.
1.
A preacher must possess a thorough knowledge of and mastery over language. He must be capable of delivering discourses effectively in the language of the people whom he addresses. He must have a thorough knowledge of that language.
2. The second quality of a preacher of Dharma is this. He must know where and to which kind of listeners he must explain the words of the Jin in detail and where he should explain them briefly. A preacher of Dharma must have this knowledge. If a preacher elaborates a point which he must mention briefly and if he deals briefly with a point which he has to elaborate, his discourses will not be liked by people, because scholarly people like brevity and suggestivity while
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