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1Now at that time Ves4li was well provided with food, the harvest was good, alms were easy to obtain, one could very well get a living’ by gleaning, or through favour. 1 Literally, ‘keep oneself going.’ Compare the use of y4petum at Mab4-parinibbana Sutta II, 32. 118 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 32, 2. And when the Blessed One had retired into solitude this consideration presented itself to his mind: ‘The things which I have prescribed for the Bhikkhus in a time of scarcity, when the harvest is bad, and alms are difficult to obtain—keeping food indoors, cooking it indoors, cooking it of one’s own accord, taking what they can pick up, eating food brought from within, or received before meal-time, eating things found in woods or in pools’, those things the Bhikkhus enjoy also now.’ And the Blessed One, in the evening, when he had left his solitude, said to the venerable Ananda: ‘The things which (&c., as above, down to:) or in pools— do the Bhikkhus enjoy those things now also ?’ ‘They enjoy them, Lord.’ 2. Then the Blessed One, in that connection, and on that account, after having delivered a religious discourse, said to the Bhikkhus : ‘The things which I have prescribed (&c., as in § 1, down to:) or in pools—those I do not allow from this day forth. You are not, O Bhikkhus, to eat food kept indoors, or cooked indoors, or cooked of your own accord; nor to take things (to eat) which you have picked up. Whosoever shall do so, is guilty of a dukka?¢a offence. And you are not, O Bhikkhus—after you have once finished eating, and have refused food still offered—to eat food brought from within, or received before meal-time, or found in the woods or pools, even if it be food which is not the leavings of the meal of one who has eaten on invitation. Whosoever shall so eat, shall be dealt with according to law?’ ' For these rules, see above, VI, 17-19. ® See the 35th Paéittiya Rule, and our note upon it. VI, 33, 2 ON MEDICAMENTS. Img 33. 1. Now at that time the country people loaded much salt, and oil, and rice, and hard food on their carts, and making a laager in the outer enclosure of the Ardma, they waited there, saying, ‘When it comes to our turn, we will provide a meal.’ And a great storm-cloud arose. Then those people went to the place where the venerable Ananda was; and when they had come there they said to the venerable Ananda: ‘We loaded a quantity of salt, and oil, and rice, and hard’ food on to our carts; and they stand there. Nowa great storm-cloud has arisen. What are we now, Ananda, Sir, to do with them ?’ Then the venerable Ananda told this thing to the Blessed One. 2. ‘In that case, Ananda, let the Samgha decide upon some outside building as a kappiyabhdmi (that is to say, a site, outside the actual dwelling, in which provisions can be kept or cooked without breaking the rule laid down in the last chapter) and keep the stores there (in a building) of any shape the Samgha chooses, such as vihdara, addhayoga, pdsdda, hammiya, guha!.
2‘And thus, O Bhikkhus, should it be resolved upon. A discreet and able Bhikkhu should proclaim the following #atti before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Sirs, hear me. If the Samgha is ready, let the Samgha appoint the Vih4ra called N. N. to be our kappiya-bhfimi. This is the watti. Let the Samgha, reverend Sirs, hear me. * On these five kinds of buildings, see above, I, 30, 4; Il, 8,1. 120 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 33, 3 The Samgha appoints the Vihara called N.N. to be our kappiya-bhtmi. Let any one of the venerable brethren who is in favour of appointing the Vih4ra (&c., down to:) thus I understand.” ’ 3. Now at that time men in that place—the kappiya-bhfmi duly chosen by resolution (of the Samgha)— boiled congey, and boiled rice, and mixed curries, and cut up meat, and split fire-wood. And when the Blessed One, as the night was passing away, rose up, he heard a great and loud noise, as of the cawing of crows. On hearing this he asked the venerable Ananda: ‘ What now, Ananda, may be this great and loud noise, as of the cawing of crows?’ 4. ‘In that place, Lord —the kappiya-bhadmi duly chosen by resolution (of the Samgha),—men are now boiling congey, and boiling rice, and mixing curries, and cutting up meat, and splitting fire-wood. Thence, Lord, comes that great and loud noise, as of the cawing of crows.’ Then the Blessed One, in that connection, and on that account, after he had delivered a religious discourse, said to the Bhikkhus: ‘A kappiya-bhtmi, O Bhikkhus, duly chosen, is not to. be made use of. Whosoever shall so use it, is guilty of a dukkaZa offence. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a kappiya-bhftmi of three kinds, one that has become so by means of a proclamation}, * Buddhaghosa says: on this word: ‘When a Vihfra is to be erected on piles, or the foundations of its walls are to be dug out, and the stones on which it is to rest are already laid, then when the first pile or the first stone of the walls is put upon them, the men standing round in a body proclaim, “ Let us make a kappiyaku/i.”’ The proclamation cannot be made after the building has got further than the actual stage here described. Uss4van4 is VI, 34, ON MEDICAMENTS. 12! an ox-stall', and a building belonging to laymen?.’ 5. Now at that time the venerable Yasoga was sick, and drugs were brought for his use, and these the Bhikkhus put out of doors. Vermin ate them, and thieves carried them away’. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to use a duly chosen kappiya-bhtmi (to keep drugs in). I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a kappiya-bhami of four kinds, one that has become so by means of a proclamation, an ox-stall, a building belonging to laymen, and a duly chosen one.’ End of the twenty-fourth BhAvavara. 34, 1. Now at that time in Bhaddiya-nagara there dwelt a householder named Mezdaka (the Goat), who was possessed of this miraculous power: When he had bathed his head, and had had his granary swept out, he could sit outside and fill the granary
334, 1. Now at that time in Bhaddiya-nagara there dwelt a householder named Mezdaka (the Goat), who was possessed of this miraculous power: When he had bathed his head, and had had his granary swept out, he could sit outside and fill the granary therefore from uss4veti, ‘to proclaim ;’ and antika is used here, as below in VII, 1, 7. 1 Gonis4dika. Compare Buddhaghosa’s explanation of gonisAdi-nivis/ho g4mo at Sutta-vibhanga, Par. II, 3, as given by Minayeff, ‘ Pratimoksha,’ p. 66, lines 7, 8. Here Buddhaghosa says simply, ‘There are two kinds of ox-stalls; 4rama ox-stalls and vih4ra ox-stalls. Of these, when neither the 4réma nor the dwellings are fenced in (parikkhittani honti), that is an 4rama ox-stall ; when all or some of the dwellings are fenced in, and not the 4rama, that is a vih4ra ox-stall. So both kinds depend upon the fencing in ef the Arama.’ 2 This seems to mean that stores could be kept for the Samgha on laymen’s premises. 5 Compare above, VI, 17, 7. 122 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 34, 2. by making showers of grain fall down from the sky. His wife was possessed of this miraculous power : When she sat down beside a pint! pot and vessel for curry and sauce she could serve the serving men with food ; and so long as she did not get up, it was not exhausted. Their son was possessed of this miraculous power: He could take a bag containing a thousand’, and give to each serving man six months’ wages; and so long as he held it in his hand, it was not exhausted. 2. Their daughter-in-law was possessed of this miraculous power: When she sat down beside a four-bushel basket she could give six months’ rice to the serving men; and so long as she did not get up, it was not exhausted. Their slave was possessed of this miraculous power: When he ploughed with one plough-share seven furrows were formed. 3, 4. Now the Magadha king Seniya’ Bimbisdra heard: ‘In Bhaddiya-nagara in our kingdom there dwells, they say, a householder named Mezdaka, who is possessed (&c., as in §§ 1, 2, down to the end).’ 5. Then the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra said to a certain minister who had charge of general affairs: ‘They say, good Sir, that in Bhaddiyanagara (&c.,as above). Go, good Sir, and find out about this. When you have seen it, it shall be the same as if I myself had seen it.’ ‘Even so, Lord,’ said that minister, in assent, to the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra, and he set out for Bhaddiya-nagara with his fourfold host. 6. And proceeding straight on he came to Bhad- iya-nagara, and to the place where the householder * Alkaka. See Rh.D., ‘Ancient Coins and Measures,’ p. 18. 3 Ibid. p. 9 and note 4. 5 Dona. Ibid. p. 18. VI, 34,9 ON MEDICAMENTS. 123 Mendaka was; and when he had come there, he said to the householder Mezdaka: ‘I have received command from the king, “ They say, good Sir (&c., as above, § 5).” Let us behold, O householder, your miraculous power.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1Now at that time Ves4li was well provided with food, the harvest was good, alms were easy to obtain, one could very well get a living’ by gleaning, or through favour. 1 Literally, ‘keep oneself going.’ Compare the use of y4petum at Mab4-parinibbana Sutta II, 32. 118 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 32, 2. And when the Blessed One had retired into solitude this consideration presented itself to his mind: ‘The things which I have prescribed for the Bhikkhus in a time of scarcity, when the harvest is bad, and alms are difficult to obtain—keeping food indoors, cooking it indoors, cooking it of one’s own accord, taking what they can pick up, eating food brought from within, or received before meal-time, eating things found in woods or in pools’, those things the Bhikkhus enjoy also now.’ And the Blessed One, in the evening, when he had left his solitude, said to the venerable Ananda: ‘The things which (&c., as above, down to:) or in pools— do the Bhikkhus enjoy those things now also ?’ ‘They enjoy them, Lord.’ 2. Then the Blessed One, in that connection, and on that account, after having delivered a religious discourse, said to the Bhikkhus : ‘The things which I have prescribed (&c., as in § 1, down to:) or in pools—those I do not allow from this day forth. You are not, O Bhikkhus, to eat food kept indoors, or cooked indoors, or cooked of your own accord; nor to take things (to eat) which you have picked up. Whosoever shall do so, is guilty of a dukka?¢a offence. And you are not, O Bhikkhus—after you have once finished eating, and have refused food still offered—to eat food brought from within, or received before meal-time, or found in the woods or pools, even if it be food which is not the leavings of the meal of one who has eaten on invitation. Whosoever shall so eat, shall be dealt with according to law?’ ' For these rules, see above, VI, 17-19. ® See the 35th Paéittiya Rule, and our note upon it. VI, 33, 2 ON MEDICAMENTS. Img 33. 1. Now at that time the country people loaded much salt, and oil, and rice, and hard food on their carts, and making a laager in the outer enclosure of the Ardma, they waited there, saying, ‘When it comes to our turn, we will provide a meal.’ And a great storm-cloud arose. Then those people went to the place where the venerable Ananda was; and when they had come there they said to the venerable Ananda: ‘We loaded a quantity of salt, and oil, and rice, and hard’ food on to our carts; and they stand there. Nowa great storm-cloud has arisen. What are we now, Ananda, Sir, to do with them ?’ Then the venerable Ananda told this thing to the Blessed One. 2. ‘In that case, Ananda, let the Samgha decide upon some outside building as a kappiyabhdmi (that is to say, a site, outside the actual dwelling, in which provisions can be kept or cooked without breaking the rule laid down in the last chapter) and keep the stores there (in a building) of any shape the Samgha chooses, such as vihdara, addhayoga, pdsdda, hammiya, guha!.
2‘And thus, O Bhikkhus, should it be resolved upon. A discreet and able Bhikkhu should proclaim the following #atti before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Sirs, hear me. If the Samgha is ready, let the Samgha appoint the Vih4ra called N. N. to be our kappiya-bhfimi. This is the watti. Let the Samgha, reverend Sirs, hear me. * On these five kinds of buildings, see above, I, 30, 4; Il, 8,1. 120 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 33, 3 The Samgha appoints the Vihara called N.N. to be our kappiya-bhtmi. Let any one of the venerable brethren who is in favour of appointing the Vih4ra (&c., down to:) thus I understand.” ’ 3. Now at that time men in that place—the kappiya-bhfmi duly chosen by resolution (of the Samgha)— boiled congey, and boiled rice, and mixed curries, and cut up meat, and split fire-wood. And when the Blessed One, as the night was passing away, rose up, he heard a great and loud noise, as of the cawing of crows. On hearing this he asked the venerable Ananda: ‘ What now, Ananda, may be this great and loud noise, as of the cawing of crows?’ 4. ‘In that place, Lord —the kappiya-bhadmi duly chosen by resolution (of the Samgha),—men are now boiling congey, and boiling rice, and mixing curries, and cutting up meat, and splitting fire-wood. Thence, Lord, comes that great and loud noise, as of the cawing of crows.’ Then the Blessed One, in that connection, and on that account, after he had delivered a religious discourse, said to the Bhikkhus: ‘A kappiya-bhtmi, O Bhikkhus, duly chosen, is not to. be made use of. Whosoever shall so use it, is guilty of a dukkaZa offence. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a kappiya-bhftmi of three kinds, one that has become so by means of a proclamation}, * Buddhaghosa says: on this word: ‘When a Vihfra is to be erected on piles, or the foundations of its walls are to be dug out, and the stones on which it is to rest are already laid, then when the first pile or the first stone of the walls is put upon them, the men standing round in a body proclaim, “ Let us make a kappiyaku/i.”’ The proclamation cannot be made after the building has got further than the actual stage here described. Uss4van4 is VI, 34, ON MEDICAMENTS. 12! an ox-stall', and a building belonging to laymen?.’ 5. Now at that time the venerable Yasoga was sick, and drugs were brought for his use, and these the Bhikkhus put out of doors. Vermin ate them, and thieves carried them away’. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to use a duly chosen kappiya-bhtmi (to keep drugs in). I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a kappiya-bhami of four kinds, one that has become so by means of a proclamation, an ox-stall, a building belonging to laymen, and a duly chosen one.’ End of the twenty-fourth BhAvavara. 34, 1. Now at that time in Bhaddiya-nagara there dwelt a householder named Mezdaka (the Goat), who was possessed of this miraculous power: When he had bathed his head, and had had his granary swept out, he could sit outside and fill the granary
334, 1. Now at that time in Bhaddiya-nagara there dwelt a householder named Mezdaka (the Goat), who was possessed of this miraculous power: When he had bathed his head, and had had his granary swept out, he could sit outside and fill the granary therefore from uss4veti, ‘to proclaim ;’ and antika is used here, as below in VII, 1, 7. 1 Gonis4dika. Compare Buddhaghosa’s explanation of gonisAdi-nivis/ho g4mo at Sutta-vibhanga, Par. II, 3, as given by Minayeff, ‘ Pratimoksha,’ p. 66, lines 7, 8. Here Buddhaghosa says simply, ‘There are two kinds of ox-stalls; 4rama ox-stalls and vih4ra ox-stalls. Of these, when neither the 4réma nor the dwellings are fenced in (parikkhittani honti), that is an 4rama ox-stall ; when all or some of the dwellings are fenced in, and not the 4rama, that is a vih4ra ox-stall. So both kinds depend upon the fencing in ef the Arama.’ 2 This seems to mean that stores could be kept for the Samgha on laymen’s premises. 5 Compare above, VI, 17, 7. 122 MAHAVAGGA. VI, 34, 2. by making showers of grain fall down from the sky. His wife was possessed of this miraculous power : When she sat down beside a pint! pot and vessel for curry and sauce she could serve the serving men with food ; and so long as she did not get up, it was not exhausted. Their son was possessed of this miraculous power: He could take a bag containing a thousand’, and give to each serving man six months’ wages; and so long as he held it in his hand, it was not exhausted. 2. Their daughter-in-law was possessed of this miraculous power: When she sat down beside a four-bushel basket she could give six months’ rice to the serving men; and so long as she did not get up, it was not exhausted. Their slave was possessed of this miraculous power: When he ploughed with one plough-share seven furrows were formed. 3, 4. Now the Magadha king Seniya’ Bimbisdra heard: ‘In Bhaddiya-nagara in our kingdom there dwells, they say, a householder named Mezdaka, who is possessed (&c., as in §§ 1, 2, down to the end).’ 5. Then the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra said to a certain minister who had charge of general affairs: ‘They say, good Sir, that in Bhaddiyanagara (&c.,as above). Go, good Sir, and find out about this. When you have seen it, it shall be the same as if I myself had seen it.’ ‘Even so, Lord,’ said that minister, in assent, to the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra, and he set out for Bhaddiya-nagara with his fourfold host. 6. And proceeding straight on he came to Bhad- iya-nagara, and to the place where the householder * Alkaka. See Rh.D., ‘Ancient Coins and Measures,’ p. 18. 3 Ibid. p. 9 and note 4. 5 Dona. Ibid. p. 18. VI, 34,9 ON MEDICAMENTS. 123 Mendaka was; and when he had come there, he said to the householder Mezdaka: ‘I have received command from the king, “ They say, good Sir (&c., as above, § 5).” Let us behold, O householder, your miraculous power.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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