mn3:7.1 And how do the disciples of a Teacher who lives in seclusion train in seclusion?
mn3:7.2 The disciples of a Teacher who lives in seclusion train in seclusion.
mn3:7.3 They give up what the Teacher tells them to give up.
mn3:7.4 They’re not indulgent and slack, leaders in backsliding, neglecting seclusion.
mn3:7.5 In this case, the senior mendicants should be praised on three grounds.
mn3:7.6 ‘The disciples of a Teacher who lives in seclusion train in seclusion.’
mn3:7.7 This is the first ground.
mn3:7.8 ‘They give up what the Teacher tells them to give up.’
mn3:7.9 This is the second ground.
mn3:7.10 ‘They’re not indulgent and slack, leaders in backsliding, neglecting seclusion.’
mn3:7.11 This is the third ground.
mn3:7.12 The senior mendicants should be praised on these three grounds.
mn3:7.13 In this case, the middle mendicants
mn3:7.14 and the junior mendicants should be praised on the same three grounds.
mn3:7.22 This is how the disciples of a Teacher who lives in seclusion train in seclusion.