Chulavagga 5.16

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Adapted from the Translation by T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg

CHULAVAGGA (THE MINOR SECTION)

FIFTH KHANDHAKA (ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS)

Chapter-16.

1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus in the bath-room put the robes down on the ground, and the robes became dirty.

They told this matter to the Lord Buddha.

'I allow you, O Bhikkhus(Monks), 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 bath-room and in the water.

They told this matter to the Lord Buddha.

'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 Lord Buddha. I allow, O Bhikkhus, a well.'

The facing of the well fell in.

'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to line the well with

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 2.]

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.'

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.'

Straw and plaster fell into the building over the well.

'I 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.'