In five ways, young householder, should a householder minister to ascetics and brahmans as the Zenith: (i) by lovable deeds, (ii) by lovable words, (iii) by lovable thoughts, (iv) by keeping open house to them, (v) by supplying their material needs.
(The Sigalovada Sutta: The Discourse to Sigala The Layperson’s Code of Discipline)
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