Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c38.s5.40

v2.c38.s5.40

An upāsaka should (i) feel happy or sad at the joy or grief of the Saṅgha; (ii) make the dhamma the leading factor of his life; (iii) share his gain with others as far as possible; (iv) exert his best for the growth of the religion of the teacher whenever its decline is noticed; (v) hold the right view; (vi) avoid performing any auspicious rite or venerating another teacher even for the sake of his life; (vii) observe restraint in acts and words; (viii) be keen in maintaining concord; (ix) discard jealousy and (x) avoid hypocrisy in following the religion.