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1Now at that time the Bhikkhus in the bathroom put the robes down on the ground, and the robes became dirty. (Sutta-vibhanga, PAsittiya X, 2, 1); and in a similar connection at Dipavamsa XIX, 2. Also below, V, 35, 4, VI, 3, 8. 1 Na pariyApumanti. See the use of this phrase at Kullavagga V, 5, 2. * That is, while in the GantAghara, which explains the otherwise inexplicable fact of this chapter being inserted here instead of at the commencement of 16. 2. * In Mahavagga I, 25, 13, services are to be rendered to a Bhikkhu who is in the bath. This is permitted by 16. 2 below. V, 16,2. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. IIT They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a bamboo to hang your robes on, and of a string to hang your robes on?.’ When rain fell, it fell over the robes. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to have a hall to the bath-room,’ The basement of the bath-room hall was too low [&c., as in 11.6; 14. 2 as to basement, roof-facing, stairs, and balustrade, followed by the closing words of 11. 6 and 14. 2, down to the end]. 2. Now at that time the Bhikkhus were afraid ? to do service to one another, both when in the bathroom and in the water. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, three kinds of coverings—the covering of the bath-room, the covering of the water, and the covering by clothes *.’ Now at that time there was no water in the . bath-room. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow, O Bhikkhus, a well.’ The facing of the well fell in‘. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to line the well with * So also above, 11. 6 (at the end), and 14. 2 (at the end). * On account of the rule laid down in chapter 15. * This rule abrogates that laid down in chapter 15, so far as regards bathing and shampooing. Buddhaghosa says accordingly, Tisso pafikkhadayo ti. Ettha gantaghara-pasitkhadi ka udakapafizkhadi ka parikammam karontass’ eva va/fati, sesesu abhivadandadisu na va/fati. WVattha-pafiskhAdi sabba-kammesu va/Aati. “ Kalam luggati. (The reading is not without doubt.) Compare Paluggati. The same expression occurs below, V, 17, 2; and luggati at Mahavagga VIII, 21, 1. 112 KULLAVAGGA. V, 16, 2. facings of three kinds!—brick facing, stone facing, and wooden facing.’ [Then follow the paragraphs as to the high basement, the facing of the roof, the stairs, and the balustrade, as in 11.6; 14. 2; and above, § 1%] Now at that time the Bhikkhus drew water with jungle-rope *, or with their waistbands. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a string rope to draw water with.’ Their hands were hurt (by the rope). ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a long pole balanced as a lever‘, of a bullock machine °, or of a _ wheel and axle °.’ 1 Kinitum tayo kaye. See our note 4 above on V, 14, 3, and the passages there quoted. The whole passage occurs V, 11, 6.
2‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a long pole balanced as a lever‘, of a bullock machine °, or of a _ wheel and axle °.’ 1 Kinitum tayo kaye. See our note 4 above on V, 14, 3, and the passages there quoted. The whole passage occurs V, 11, 6. All this refers doubtless to the kind of shed or portico to be erected over the well. (See below.) One would expect that the formal licence for such a mazdapa would have been inserted here in due course as above, rx. 6, for the Ka/Aina-s4la. * This is the usual Anglo-Indian term for the creepers so commonly used for such purposes. The P4li word is vallik4, which occurs in a different sense at V, 2, 1. . ‘ Tula. This is the ordinary and simple machine, so common in all countries where irrigation is carried on, for raising water from canals or from shallow wells. ‘Buddhaghosa says here: Tulan ti pamnikanam viya udaka-abbhfhana-tula. Pannika is ‘florist’ (see G&taka I, 411, II, 180). Abbh4hana must be wrong (see Sutta Nipata III, 8, 8); possibly abbhAvahana is the correct reading. * The name of this machine is spelt differently in the MSS. (karaka/anka the Sinhalese MS., and karakadaka the Burmese MSS.), and the reading is doubtful. Buddhaghosa says: Dakadaka/ako (sic! In the next note but two the same MS. reads kasadaka/ake) vukhati gone v4 yogetv4 hatthehi va gahetva digha-varattadihi Akaddhana-yantam. We can only say negatively that the word can have nothing to do either with karka/aka, a hook in the form of a crab’s claw; or with kara-kan/aka, finger-nail. * Kakkavaéfakam, on which Buddhaghosa has the unintelligible note arahatta(!)-gha/i-yantam. V, 16,2. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. 113 A number of pots were broken. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, water-vessels! of three kinds—brass pots, wooden pots, and skins *.’ Now at that time the Bhikkhus, when drawing water in the open air, suffered from heat and cold. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to build a shed over the well 8,’ Straw and plaster fell into the building over the well. ‘TI allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cover the shed with skins, and to plaster it within and without; and I allow the use of whitewash, blacking, red-colouring, wreath work, creeper work, cupboards, bamboos to hang robes on, and strings to hang robes on.’ The well was uncovered, and it was littered over with grass, and plaster, and dirt. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a lid* to the well.’ Water-vessels were found wanting. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of troughs and basons.’ 1 Varake. The spelling of this word in Childers’s Dictionary (varako) is a misprint. Both the passages he quotes read varako. Other water-vessels, besides these three, are allowed by the closing rule of this chapter. . 2 Kamma-khandam nama tilaya v4 ka/adakafake v4 yogetabbam kamma-bhaganam (B.). The rendering adopted by Childers from Turnour (Mahfivamsa, p. 3) is therefore incorrect. * The following passage has already occurred above, V, 11, 6 and V, 14, 3. ‘ Apidhanam. See Mahfvagga VI, 12, 2.
3. 2 Kamma-khandam nama tilaya v4 ka/adakafake v4 yogetabbam kamma-bhaganam (B.). The rendering adopted by Childers from Turnour (Mahfivamsa, p. 3) is therefore incorrect. * The following passage has already occurred above, V, 11, 6 and V, 14, 3. ‘ Apidhanam. See Mahfvagga VI, 12, 2. ® Udaka-donim. At GAtaka I, 450, such a dozi is said to have been made out of the trunk of a tree. Compare the use of mattika-donikam at V, 14, 3. [20] I 114 KULLAVAGGA. V, 17, 1 17. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus used to bathe anywhere all over the Ardma, and the Ardma became muddy. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a pool (at the entrance to the Ardma).’ The pool was public, and the Bhikkhus were ashamed to bathe in it. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to surround it with enclosures of three kinds—brick walls, stone walls, and wooden fences '’ The pool became muddy. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to flag it with three kinds of flooring—brick flooring, stone flooring, or wooden flooring.’ The water settled. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a drain.’ Now at that time the Bhikkhus’ limbs became cold. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to make use of a towel ?, and to wipe the water off with a cloth.’ 2. Now at that time a certain Updsaka was desirous of making a tank for the use of the Samgha. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a tank.’ The sides of the tank fell in’ ? So also the closing words of V, 14, 3. * Udaka-pufkhani. This is also mentioned in the Old Commentary on the 86th Paéittiya. The verb recurs in the same sense below, VI, 3, 1. * Kflam luggati. See V, 16, 2. VY, 18,1. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. 115 ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to line the tank with facing of three kinds—brick facing, stone facing, and wooden facing.’ They found difficulty! in getting into it. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, flights of stairs of three kinds—brick steps, stone steps, and wooden steps.’ While going up them, they fell down. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a balustrade.’ The water in the tank became stale. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of pipes to lay on the water ?, and to drain the water off *’ Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu was desirous of erecting a bath-room with a nillekha‘ roof for the use of the Samgha. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a bath-room with such a roof to it.’ 18. 1. Now at that time the A/abbaggiya Bhikkhus -separated themselves from the mats on which they sat down for four months °, They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘You are not, O Bhikkhus, to separate yourselves for four months from the mats on which you sit 1 Vihanvitanti. See V, 11, 6. * Udakayatikan ti udakassa 4gamana-mattikam (B.). Compare 4yataka at IX, 1, 3. ® See above our note on V, 14, 3.
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 the Bhikkhus in the bathroom put the robes down on the ground, and the robes became dirty. (Sutta-vibhanga, PAsittiya X, 2, 1); and in a similar connection at Dipavamsa XIX, 2. Also below, V, 35, 4, VI, 3, 8. 1 Na pariyApumanti. See the use of this phrase at Kullavagga V, 5, 2. * That is, while in the GantAghara, which explains the otherwise inexplicable fact of this chapter being inserted here instead of at the commencement of 16. 2. * In Mahavagga I, 25, 13, services are to be rendered to a Bhikkhu who is in the bath. This is permitted by 16. 2 below. V, 16,2. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. IIT They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a bamboo to hang your robes on, and of a string to hang your robes on?.’ When rain fell, it fell over the robes. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to have a hall to the bath-room,’ The basement of the bath-room hall was too low [&c., as in 11.6; 14. 2 as to basement, roof-facing, stairs, and balustrade, followed by the closing words of 11. 6 and 14. 2, down to the end]. 2. Now at that time the Bhikkhus were afraid ? to do service to one another, both when in the bathroom and in the water. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, three kinds of coverings—the covering of the bath-room, the covering of the water, and the covering by clothes *.’ Now at that time there was no water in the . bath-room. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow, O Bhikkhus, a well.’ The facing of the well fell in‘. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to line the well with * So also above, 11. 6 (at the end), and 14. 2 (at the end). * On account of the rule laid down in chapter 15. * This rule abrogates that laid down in chapter 15, so far as regards bathing and shampooing. Buddhaghosa says accordingly, Tisso pafikkhadayo ti. Ettha gantaghara-pasitkhadi ka udakapafizkhadi ka parikammam karontass’ eva va/fati, sesesu abhivadandadisu na va/fati. WVattha-pafiskhAdi sabba-kammesu va/Aati. “ Kalam luggati. (The reading is not without doubt.) Compare Paluggati. The same expression occurs below, V, 17, 2; and luggati at Mahavagga VIII, 21, 1. 112 KULLAVAGGA. V, 16, 2. facings of three kinds!—brick facing, stone facing, and wooden facing.’ [Then follow the paragraphs as to the high basement, the facing of the roof, the stairs, and the balustrade, as in 11.6; 14. 2; and above, § 1%] Now at that time the Bhikkhus drew water with jungle-rope *, or with their waistbands. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a string rope to draw water with.’ Their hands were hurt (by the rope). ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a long pole balanced as a lever‘, of a bullock machine °, or of a _ wheel and axle °.’ 1 Kinitum tayo kaye. See our note 4 above on V, 14, 3, and the passages there quoted. The whole passage occurs V, 11, 6.
2‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a long pole balanced as a lever‘, of a bullock machine °, or of a _ wheel and axle °.’ 1 Kinitum tayo kaye. See our note 4 above on V, 14, 3, and the passages there quoted. The whole passage occurs V, 11, 6. All this refers doubtless to the kind of shed or portico to be erected over the well. (See below.) One would expect that the formal licence for such a mazdapa would have been inserted here in due course as above, rx. 6, for the Ka/Aina-s4la. * This is the usual Anglo-Indian term for the creepers so commonly used for such purposes. The P4li word is vallik4, which occurs in a different sense at V, 2, 1. . ‘ Tula. This is the ordinary and simple machine, so common in all countries where irrigation is carried on, for raising water from canals or from shallow wells. ‘Buddhaghosa says here: Tulan ti pamnikanam viya udaka-abbhfhana-tula. Pannika is ‘florist’ (see G&taka I, 411, II, 180). Abbh4hana must be wrong (see Sutta Nipata III, 8, 8); possibly abbhAvahana is the correct reading. * The name of this machine is spelt differently in the MSS. (karaka/anka the Sinhalese MS., and karakadaka the Burmese MSS.), and the reading is doubtful. Buddhaghosa says: Dakadaka/ako (sic! In the next note but two the same MS. reads kasadaka/ake) vukhati gone v4 yogetv4 hatthehi va gahetva digha-varattadihi Akaddhana-yantam. We can only say negatively that the word can have nothing to do either with karka/aka, a hook in the form of a crab’s claw; or with kara-kan/aka, finger-nail. * Kakkavaéfakam, on which Buddhaghosa has the unintelligible note arahatta(!)-gha/i-yantam. V, 16,2. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. 113 A number of pots were broken. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, water-vessels! of three kinds—brass pots, wooden pots, and skins *.’ Now at that time the Bhikkhus, when drawing water in the open air, suffered from heat and cold. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to build a shed over the well 8,’ Straw and plaster fell into the building over the well. ‘TI allow you, O Bhikkhus, to cover the shed with skins, and to plaster it within and without; and I allow the use of whitewash, blacking, red-colouring, wreath work, creeper work, cupboards, bamboos to hang robes on, and strings to hang robes on.’ The well was uncovered, and it was littered over with grass, and plaster, and dirt. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a lid* to the well.’ Water-vessels were found wanting. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of troughs and basons.’ 1 Varake. The spelling of this word in Childers’s Dictionary (varako) is a misprint. Both the passages he quotes read varako. Other water-vessels, besides these three, are allowed by the closing rule of this chapter. . 2 Kamma-khandam nama tilaya v4 ka/adakafake v4 yogetabbam kamma-bhaganam (B.). The rendering adopted by Childers from Turnour (Mahfivamsa, p. 3) is therefore incorrect. * The following passage has already occurred above, V, 11, 6 and V, 14, 3. ‘ Apidhanam. See Mahfvagga VI, 12, 2.
3. 2 Kamma-khandam nama tilaya v4 ka/adakafake v4 yogetabbam kamma-bhaganam (B.). The rendering adopted by Childers from Turnour (Mahfivamsa, p. 3) is therefore incorrect. * The following passage has already occurred above, V, 11, 6 and V, 14, 3. ‘ Apidhanam. See Mahfvagga VI, 12, 2. ® Udaka-donim. At GAtaka I, 450, such a dozi is said to have been made out of the trunk of a tree. Compare the use of mattika-donikam at V, 14, 3. [20] I 114 KULLAVAGGA. V, 17, 1 17. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus used to bathe anywhere all over the Ardma, and the Ardma became muddy. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a pool (at the entrance to the Ardma).’ The pool was public, and the Bhikkhus were ashamed to bathe in it. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to surround it with enclosures of three kinds—brick walls, stone walls, and wooden fences '’ The pool became muddy. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to flag it with three kinds of flooring—brick flooring, stone flooring, or wooden flooring.’ The water settled. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a drain.’ Now at that time the Bhikkhus’ limbs became cold. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to make use of a towel ?, and to wipe the water off with a cloth.’ 2. Now at that time a certain Updsaka was desirous of making a tank for the use of the Samgha. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a tank.’ The sides of the tank fell in’ ? So also the closing words of V, 14, 3. * Udaka-pufkhani. This is also mentioned in the Old Commentary on the 86th Paéittiya. The verb recurs in the same sense below, VI, 3, 1. * Kflam luggati. See V, 16, 2. VY, 18,1. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. 115 ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to line the tank with facing of three kinds—brick facing, stone facing, and wooden facing.’ They found difficulty! in getting into it. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, flights of stairs of three kinds—brick steps, stone steps, and wooden steps.’ While going up them, they fell down. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a balustrade.’ The water in the tank became stale. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of pipes to lay on the water ?, and to drain the water off *’ Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu was desirous of erecting a bath-room with a nillekha‘ roof for the use of the Samgha. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a bath-room with such a roof to it.’ 18. 1. Now at that time the A/abbaggiya Bhikkhus -separated themselves from the mats on which they sat down for four months °, They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘You are not, O Bhikkhus, to separate yourselves for four months from the mats on which you sit 1 Vihanvitanti. See V, 11, 6. * Udakayatikan ti udakassa 4gamana-mattikam (B.). Compare 4yataka at IX, 1, 3. ® See above our note on V, 14, 3.
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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