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After seeing the causes for end of friendship, the causes for the stable and steadied friendship should be understood as mentioned in the Mah膩bodhi J膩taka. They are the reciprocal things with the causes for end of friendship.

If we know the causes of end of friendship, they can be known reciprocally. They are:鈥�

鈥�罢补蝉尘腻 n膩bhikkhana峁� gacche, naca gacche cir膩cira峁�.
碍腻濒别苍补 测腻肠补峁� 测腻肠别测补, 别惫补峁� 尘颈迟迟腻 苍补箩墨谤补测别.鈥�

鈥淣ot always going to friend,
Avoiding never going to him,
In a proper time asking for him,
These causes are of stable friendship for friend.鈥�^[1]

As mentioned above, the three causes of stable friendship can be seen as follows:-

(1) Avoiding always visiting or going to friend,
(2) Avoiding never going to friend,
(3) Asking for something in an appropriate time.

Additional causes of stable and steady friendship can be seen in 鈥�Hitopadesa鈥� as follows:-

(1) Straightforward,
(2) Giving away in charity in analysis,
(3) Being capable of tolerance in everything,
(4) Having deliberate ability to give away in charity in accordance with the balance of his properties,
(5) Having ability to be compatible with everyone without contradiction,
(6) Having innocent and sincere mind, or lack of pretending,
(7) Having a word of truthfulness, or having a word of righteousness.^[2]

The statement of Hitopadesa is also very useful for everyone in social relationship. If one wants to develop social relationship, he, initially, need to develop friendship. This is the reason why we need to develop friendship. That is because friendship is a basic relationship in the society. If we have a good friendship, we will surely have a good social relationship. Good social relationship will provide the development of social welfare. No one can develop his social welfare without the help of his friend. If he wants the help of his friend, he needs to have good friendship with him. It is of vital importance in social relation. Thus we need to cultivate good friendship because the development of social welfare is connected with social relationship.

After discussion and analysis of good friend and friendship, the characteristics of the wicked and wise person should be studied and analyzed for the development of social welfare. It is also important for the relationship between individual and society.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

J. I, P. 48. J.A. V, P. 246. Pali Text Society V, P. 234.

[2]:

Hitopadesa (Myanmar) Tr. I, P. 127-8.