202. Q. _In which discourse is this stated?_

A. The _Dhammika Sutta_ says: "Let him (the householder) not destroy,
or cause to be destroyed, any life at all, or _sanction the act of
those who do so_. Let him refrain from even hurting any creature."[8]

203. Q. _Does it approve of drunkenness?_

A. In his _Dhammika Sutta_ we are warned against drinking liquors,
causing others to drink, or sanctioning the acts of those who drink.[9]

204. Q. _To what are we told that drunkenness leads?_

A. To demerit, crime, insanity, and ignorance--which is the chief
cause of rebirth.

205. Q. _What does Buddhism teach about marriage?_

A. Absolute chastity being a condition of full spiritual development,
is most highly commended; but a marriage to one wife and fidelity to
her is recognised as a kind of chastity. Polygamy was censured by the
Buddha as involving ignorance and promoting lust.

206. Q. _In what discourse?_

A. The _Anguttara Nikaya_, Chapter iv, 55.

207. Q. _What does it teach as to the duty of parents to children?_

A. They should restrain them from vice, train them in virtue; have
them taught arts and sciences; provide them with suitable wives and
husbands, and give them their inheritance.

208. Q. What is the duty of children?

A. To support their parents when old or needy; perform family duties
incumbent on them; guard their property; make themselves worthy to be
their heirs, and when they are gone, honour their memory.

209. Q. _What of pupils to the teacher?_

A. To show him respect; minister to him; obey him; supply his wants;
attend to his instruction.

210. Q. _What of husband to wife?_

A. To cherish her; treat her with respect and kindness; be faithful to
her; cause her to be honoured by others; provide her with suitable
ornaments and clothes.

211. Q. _What of the wife to her husband?_

A. To show affection to him; order her household aright; be hospitable
to guests; be chaste; be thrifty; show skill and diligence in all
things.

212. Q. Where are these precepts taught?

A. In the Sigalovada Sutta.

213. Q. Do riches help a man to future happiness?

A. The Dhammapada says: "One is the road that leads to wealth, another
the road that leads to Nirvana."

214. Q. Does that mean that no rich man can attain Nirvana?

A. That depends on which he loves most. If he uses his wealth for the
benefit of mankind--for the suffering, the oppressed, th