References – Kd 8: The chapter on robes 
Vinaya / Khandhaka / Kd 8: Cīvarakkhandhaka

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Comment: It’s important for the Saṅgha to look after all members in terms of sickness and ageing. [Sickness] [Ageing] [Health care ] [Death] [Monastic life] [Saṅgha ]

Response by Ajahn Pasanno.

Vinaya: Mahāvagga 8.26.1-8: The Monk with Dysentery [Buddha/Biography]

Recollections of Saṅgha members who have died. [Saṅgha ] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [History/Western Buddhist monasticism]

The Teaching and the Training [2018], Session 6, Excerpt 5


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Reading: Five qualities of good patients and nurses (Mahāvagga 8.26.5) Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sickness] [Health care ]

Death and Dying [2014], Session 1, Excerpt 2


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“Was there specific advice from the Buddha to the monks about [advising a dying person]?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Monastic life] [Death] // [Sickness] [Compassion] [Goodwill]

Vinaya: Mahāvagga 8.26.7: Attributes of a carer.

The Path of Practice [2019], Session 1, Excerpt 15


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“I volunteer in hospice and was in attendance for the passing of my parents. I notice vast differences in the way people experience their passage. What can we do, while still alive, to prepare for a peaceful and ‘wakeful’ passing? Other than ‘being present,’ is there anything that can be of benefit to others?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Death] // [Recollection/Death] [Equanimity] [Impermanence] [Sickness] [Idealism] [Compassion] [Generosity]

Sutta: AN 5.57: Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection (Chanting Book translation)

Vinaya: Mahāvagga 8.26.8: Qualities of a good nurse. [Monastic life] [Health care]

Story: Ajahn Chah advises Paul Breiter about the limits of spiritual hospice work. [Ajahn Chah] [Paul Breiter] [Buddho mantra] [Fierce/direct teaching]

2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 1, Excerpt 7