Understanding the Four Basic Necessities and Precepts
… We also
need money to live.
The senior monk You are right. Although all of you are
in school, your parents have to provide
you with
The children
The senior monk
1. Clothing.
2. Food.
3. Shelter.
4. Medicine…
In this dialogue, a senior monk teaches children about the essentials needed for life: air, food, water, medicine, clothing, and shelter, referred to as the Four Basic Necessities. The monk emphasizes