Mahavogga 6.11

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

MAHAVAGGA

SIXTH KHANDHAKA(ON MEDICAMENTS)

Chapter-11.

1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu had disease of the eyes. They used to carry that Bhikkhu out to ease himself. The Lord Buddha as he was passing through the Bhikkhus(Monks)' sleeping quarters saw them [doing so]. When he saw them, he went up to the place where they were, and asked those Bhikkhus:

'What is the disease, O Bhikkhus, from which this Bhikkhu suffers?'

2. 'This venerable one, Lord, has disease of the eyes. Therefore do we carry him out to ease himself.'

Then the Lord Buddha, on that account, having delivered a dhamma discourse, addressed the Bhikkhus, and said:

'I allow, O Bhikkhus, the use of eye ointments; to wit, black collyrium, rasa ointment, sota ointment, geruka, and kapalla.'

They had need of perfumes to grind up into ointments.

'I allow, O Bhikkhus, the use of sandal wood, tagara, black anusari, kaliya, and bhaddamuttaka.'