One who has adopted one of these seven rules for begging food or drink should not say: 'These reverend persons have chosen a wrong rule, I alone

have rightly chosen.' (But he should say): 'These reverend persons, who follow these rules, and I who follow that rule, we all exert ourselves according to the commandment of the Gina, and we respect each other accordingly.'

This certainly is the whole duty, &c.

Thus I say. (11)

End of the First Lecture, called Begging of Food.

Footnotes

^116:1 This is the way in which the commentator construes the sentence. There is some confusion in the text, which cannot easily be removed.

^116:2 Loe, Sanskrit ruksha?

^117:1 Samsattha; it would perhaps be more correct to translate this word, soiled with the food in question.

^117:2 These are the padiggahadhari and the panipadiggahiya, lit, one who uses his hand instead of an alms-bowl.