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Title: [Q&A] Monks expected to accept life lessons from (time spent with) the laity?
Post by: Dhammañāṇa on March 05, 2020, 08:46:25 AM
Are monks expected to accept life lessons from (time spent with) the laity?, was asked on another place, in a Village.

To keep it short: actually no. That is why the Buddha gave his monks teachings, advices and at least the Vinaya and to pick out a certain teaching, possibly fitting well to help to stay secure with ones ways of asking:

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa

3. Kulasuttaṁ - Families

Bhikkhus, families endowed with seven factors are not suitable to be approached, even if already approached it is not suitable to take a seat. What seven?

Does not rise from the seat happily, does not worship happily, does not offer a seat happily, hide their belongings, gives a little when there is a lot, gives a little of exalted things, gives carelessly. Bhikkhus, families endowed with these seven factors are not suitable to be approached, even if already approached it is not suitable to take a seat.

Bhikkhus, families endowed with seven factors are suitable to be approached, if already approached is suitable to take a seat. What seven?

Rises from the seat happily, worships happily, offers a seat happily, does not hide their belongings, gives much when there is a lot, gives some of the exalted things, gives carefully. Bhikkhus, families endowed with these seven factors are suitable to be approached, if already approached it is suitable to take a seat.
Quote from: Uppalavanna, AN 11 v02 Anusayavaggo
Title: Re: [Q&A] Monks expected to accept life lessons from (time spent with) the laity?
Post by: អរិយវង្ស on March 05, 2020, 07:24:02 PM
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