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He tends to sick monks. Hot decoction, medicines, oil, candles, charcoal fire, porridge, meals, and the five condiments are constantly kept ready for needs. If the monastery is lacking, and he himself is well-off, he forms affinity by providing them, or solicits benefactors to raise funds and manage them. When bed mats, clothes, and quilts are disheveled and soiled, he washes them for the sick without harboring resentment or disgust. Among the eight fields of merit, caring for the sick is foremost.