Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c9.s8.t5: (E) Vācika
Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c9.s8.t5
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(E) Vācika
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(vii) A bodhisattva should reside in a place suitable for him. He should speak in season, be cognisant of time and place, so that people may not find any occasion to be displeased with his conduct.
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(viii) He should speak gently and not volubly. He should not frequent the societies of laymen, but should be fond of solitude. He should maintain a cheerful countenance³.
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³ *Bodhic.*, p. 132; *Sad. P.*, p. 265.
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(ix) He should not talk aloud⁴.
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⁴ Cf. *Sekhiya*, 13.
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(x) He should not indulge in “despondent, disconnected, frivolous or dramatic talk”⁵. In short, he should not do anything that might displease others, and every action of his should be tempered by mahākaruṇā and the desire of doing good to all beings⁶.
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⁵ *Śikṣā.*, p. 126.
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⁶ *Ibid.*, p. 127: saṅkṣepatas tu paraprasādarakṣā. Cf. *Bodhic.*, p. 149; *Śikṣā.*, p. 117.
Linked texts (3)
- Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra — Sanskrit
- Bodhicaryāvatāra — Śāntideva, Sanskrit
- Śikṣāsamuccaya — Śāntideva, Sanskrit