[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 41.21 # 法苑珠林 41.21 法苑珠林 41.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [41.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.21) 下方者即是奴婢。若有人能供給奴婢。衣食病瘦醫藥。不罵不打。是人則能供給下方奴婢。是奴婢復以十事報之。一不作罪過。二不待教作。三作必令竟。四疾作不令失時。五主雖貧窮終不捨離。六早起。七守物。八少恩多報。九至心敬念。十善覆惡事。 > The lower direction refers to male and female servants. If there is a person who can provide for servants with clothing, food, and medicine for illness and emaciation, neither scolding nor beating them, this person is able to provide for the lower direction of servants. These servants in return repay them with ten matters: first, not committing offences; second, not waiting to be told before acting; third, always completing what they do; fourth, acting swiftly without letting time be lost; fifth, never abandoning the master even if the master is poor; sixth, rising early; seventh, guarding possessions; eighth, repaying much for little kindness; ninth, respectfully caring for them with an utmost mind; tenth, adeptly concealing bad matters. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 41.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.20) - [Next: 41.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.22) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.41.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.20) — Classical Chinese - [優婆塞戒經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.sastra.upasakasilasutra*zh-dharmaksema.3.21) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.41.21) · Pramāṇa