“Those who do not foster respect
for their fellow practitioners in the spiritual life
They wither away from the good Dhamma, 1
They are like a fish in shallow waters.
Those who do not foster respect
for their fellow practitioners in the spiritual life
They do not grow in the good Dhamma,
like a field sown with rotten seeds. 2
Those who do not foster respect
for their fellow practitioners in the spiritual life
They are far from Nibbāna,
and the instruction of the King of Dhamma. 3
Those who do foster respect
for their fellow practitioners in the spiritual life
They thrive in the good Dhamma
They are like a fish in deep waters.
Those who do foster respect
for their fellow practitioners in the spiritual life,
They grow in the Good Dhamma
like a field sown with promising seeds.
Those who do foster respect
for their fellow practitioners in the spiritual life,
They are close to Nibbāna,
and the instructions of the King of Dhamma.”
1 “Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati; Parihāyati saddhammā,
2 Na virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṁva pūtikaṁ.
3 Ārakā hoti nibbānā, dhammarājassa sāsane.
