Chulavagga 5.17

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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-17.

1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus used to bathe anywhere all over the Arama(Monastery), and the Arama became muddy.

They told this matter to the Lord Buddha.

'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a pool (at the entrance to the Arama).'

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 Lord Buddha.

'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 Upasaka was desirous of making a tank for the use of the Sangha.

They told this matter to the Lord Buddha.

'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a tank.'

The sides of the tank fell in.

'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.

'I 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 Sangha.

They told this matter to the Lord Buddha.

'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a bath-room with such a roof to it.'