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community of
bhikkhus
residing there. All good, virtuous people, headed by
the Buddha, speak in praise of such a monastery donor as one who makes a
gift of life.
4.
AccuÓhasÊte vasato nivÈse,
balaÒ ca vaÓÓo patibhÈ na hoti;
tasmÈ hi so deti vihÈradÈtÈ,
balaÒ ca vaÓÓaÑ paÔibhÈnaÑ eva.
(Great King!) A
bhikkhu
, living in a place of extreme cold or extreme heat
such as an open space, etc., is oppressed by severity of climate due to lack
supporting condition (
upanissaya paccaya
), his strength, fairness, high
intelligence cannot steadfastly exist. (Such existence is possible only in a
secure dwelling place). That donor of monastic buildings may be said to be
one who makes a gift, in joyous faith, of strength, fairness, and intelligence.
5.
Dukkhassa sÊtuÓhasarÊsapÈ ca,
vÈtÈtapÈdippabhavassa loke;
nivÈraÓÈ ‘nekavidhassa niccam,
sukhappado hoti vihÈradÈtÈ.
(Great King!) A person, who donates a dwelling place, may be said to be a
giver of happiness and wellbeing, because the dwelling place wards off all
the suffering in the world which are caused by hostile elements of heat, cold,
reptiles, scorpions, and fleas and various kinds of troubles due to wild winds
and extreme intensity of heat.
6.
Sit’uÓhavÈtÈtapaÉaÑsavuÔÔhi
SarÊsapÈvÈla migÈdidukkham;
yasmÈ nivÈreti vihÈradÈtÈ,
tasmÈ sukhaÑ vindati so parattha.
(Great King!) A person, who donates a dwelling place, wards off, through
his dwelling place, the suffering caused by cold, heat, wind, sun, gnats,
mosquitoes, unseasonal rain, poisonous snakes, scorpions, fleas, wild beasts,
etc.. Therefore, that residence donor can, without any vestige of doubt,
acquire happiness of both mind and body in his future existence.
7.
Pasannacitto bhavatogahetuÑ,
manobhirÈnaÑ mudito vihÈraÑ;
yo deti silÈdiguÓoditÈnaÑ,
sabbaÑ dado nÈma pavuccate so.
(Great King!) A person, having pious devotion caused by faith and with joy
in his heart, builds and gives away, in charity, a pleasant, delightful dwelling-
place, which would cause the attainment of happy existence and prosperity,
to be used as a monastery by noble
bhikkhus
who are possessed of five
virtuous qualities, such as
sÊla,
etc. All the former Buddhas had successively
spoken in praise of such a donor as one who makes a gift of all four things:
strength, fairness, happiness and insight or intelligence. (with reference to
‚
so ca sabbadado hoti, yo dadÈti upassayaÑ
‛ of
SaÑyutta PÈli Text
).
8.
PahÈya maccheramalaÑ salobhaÑ,
guÓÈlayÈnaÑ nilayaÑ dadÈti;
khitto‘va so tattha parehi sagge,