Shikshasamuccaya 161

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punar a-paraṃ kula-putra yā a-vivāda-paramatā | a-dharme dharma-vādināṃ ca pudgalānāṃ saha dharmeṇa nigrahaḥ | ayam api sad-dharma-parigrahaḥ | punar a-paraṃ kula-putra + a-pratihata-santānasya sarva-satva-pramokṣa-buddher nir-āmiṣa-cittasya parebhyo dharma-dānam ayam api sad-dharma-parigrahaḥ | punar a-paraṃ kula-putra yo dharma-śravaṇa-hetuko vā dharma-deśanā-hetuko vā + antaśa eka-krama-vyatihāro * antaśa eka-ucchvāsa-praśvāso vā | ayam api sad-dharma-parigrahaḥ | peyālaṃ ||

"Furthermore, noble son, commitment to non-dispute; and the lawful refutation of persons who assert what is not Dharma to be Dharma—this too is the embrace of the true Dharma. Furthermore, noble son, the gift of Dharma to others by one whose mental continuum is unhindered, whose mind is set on the liberation of all beings, and whose mind is free from material gain—this too is the embrace of the true Dharma. Furthermore, noble son, even a single step taken, or even a single inhalation and exhalation, caused by hearing the Dharma or caused by teaching the Dharma—this too is the embrace of the true Dharma. And so forth."