5 exhortations for new monks

Five exhortations for new monks:

1. Be virtuous

2. Guard the sense faculties

3. Speak little, put limits on your conversations

4. Dwell in the wilderness, in seclusion

5. Develop Right Understanding, be endowed with right vision

(from Anguttara Nikaya 5.114)

References

• The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
• http://www.thedhamma.com/