Basket of Conduct 6

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1. The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
2. The Chapter With Akitti
3. The Perfection of Giving (6th)
4. King Nimi’s Conduct
5. “Then again when I was
6. in the capital city of Mithilā
7. I was the great king named Nimi,
8. astute and seeking the good.
9. Then having had constructed
10. four halls with four openings,
11. I provided gifts there
12. for beasts, birds, men, and so forth.
13. Clothing and beds,
14. food and drink to enjoy:
15. I provided them without let,
16. performing a great offering.
17. Suppose a servant is looking
18. to get a raise from their boss,
19. they’d seek to fulfill their needs
20. by body, speech, and mind.
21. In that way in every life
22. I shall seek the wisdom born of awakening.
23. Having pleased beings with gifts,
24. I wish for the supreme awakening.”