The friends and associates thus ministered to as the North by a clansman show compassion to him in five ways: (i) they protect him when he is heedless, (ii) they protect his property when he is heedless, (iii) they become a refuge when he is in danger, (iv) they do not forsake him in his troubles, (v) they show consideration for his family.
(The Sigalovada Sutta: The Discourse to Sigala The Layperson’s Code of Discipline)
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