You cannot repay someone who leads you to the Triple Refuge Ānanda, when one person, depending on another person, goes for refuge to the Buddha, goes for refuge to the Dhamma, goes for refuge to the Saṅgha—for such a person, I do not say that repayment can easily be made by that other person, that is: by rising up in respect, by paying homage, by greeting with joined palms, by proper conduct, or by providing robes, alms food, lodging, and medicines and requisites for the sick. yaṃ hānanda, puggalo puggalaṃ āgamma buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, imassānanda, puggalassa iminā puggalena na suppatikāraṃ vadāmi, yadidaṃabhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena. You cannot repay someone who guides you to live by the Five Precepts Ānanda, when one person, depending on another person, abstains from killing living beings, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from ...
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