mn101:31.1 A householder hears that teaching, or a householder’s child, or someone reborn in a good family.
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mn101:31.2 They gain faith in the Realized One,
mn101:31.3 and reflect:
mn101:31.4 ‘Life at home is cramped and dirty, life gone forth is wide open.
mn101:31.5 It’s not easy for someone living at home to lead the spiritual life utterly full and pure, like a polished shell.
mn101:31.6 Why don’t I shave off my hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness?’
mn101:31.7 After some time they give up a large or small fortune, and a large or small family circle. They shave off hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness.