dn2:41.1 A householder hears that teaching, or a householder’s child, or someone reborn in a good family.
dn2:41.2 They gain faith in the Realized One
dn2:41.3 and reflect:
dn2:41.4 ‘Life at home is cramped and dirty, life gone forth is wide open.
dn2:41.5 It’s not easy for someone living at home to lead the spiritual life utterly full and pure, like a polished shell.
dn2:41.6 Why don’t I shave off my hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness?’
dn2:41.7 After some time they give up a large or small fortune, and a large or small family circle. They shave off hair and beard, dress in ocher robes, and go forth from the lay life to homelessness.



