Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c24.4

c24.4

"Cold he wards off and, heat, so also beasts of prey,
And creeping things and gnats, and rains in the wet season.
And when the dreaded, heated winds arise, they are kept off.
To give Vihāras to the Saṁgha, wherein in safety and in peace
To meditate and think at ease, the Buddha calls the best of gifts.
Let then the able man, regarding his own weal,
Have pleasant monasteries built and lodge there learned men.
Let him with cheerful mind give food to them and drink,
Raiment, and dwelling-places, to the upright in heart."
[*Chullav.*, vi, 1, 2.]