The late Sayādaw U Janakābhivaṃsa, also known as Mahāgandhayon Sayādaw, devoted his life to teaching Buddhist studies (pariyatti) to many hundreds of monks. In Burma the fame of his monastery is perhaps comparable to that of Oxford University in England, and many young monks wish to go there to study. He followed the vinaya very strictly, and worked tirelessly for the preservation of the sāsana.
For the Benefit of Family
126. Though one may be highly educated, very rich or hold a high official position, one still has to work for one’s family.
Contempt
127. People tend to hold others in contempt due to their own skills.
Customs and Culture
128. You can acquire culture from parents and teachers, and their writings. You cannot acquire it only from customs and traditions.
Education
129. Education is not only literature, but includes any art or craft by which to earn a living.
Gain Knowledge While Young
130. Whatever art or knowledge it may be, we must acquire it at an early age. There will always be a difference in status between the educated and the uneducated.
Beyond Their Ken
131. Many people don’t believe what others know. Because it is beyond their ken, they think that it is not true.
Conceit
132. The conceited will earn others’ contempt.
Pride of Wealth
133. People are proud as much as they are wealthy.
Busybodies
134. Some people interfere in affairs that are not their own.
No Benefit
135. No benefit will accrue from two or three persons shouldering the responsibility that one man can bear.
136. If you do anything that is of no benefit, you will not gain any benefit.
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