In five ways, young householder, a pupil should minister to a teacher as the South: (i) by rising from the seat in salutation, (ii) by attending on him, (iii) by eagerness to learn, (iv) by personal service, (v) by respectful attention while receiving instructions.
(The Sigalovada Sutta: The Discourse to Sigala The Layperson’s Code of Discipline)
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