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The monks heard the complaints of those lay people and told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t study worldly subjects. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” The monks from the group of six taught worldly subjects. People complained and criticized them, “They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” “You shouldn’t teach worldly subjects. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” On one occasion the Buddha sneezed while teaching a large gathering. The monks made an uproar, saying,

the monks from the group of six had cuttings made from young bamboo and wore shoes made of bamboo leaves. The bamboo withered. People complained and criticized them, “How can the Sakyan monastics act like this? They are harming one-sensed life.” The monks heard the complaints of those people and they told the Buddha. … “… People regard trees as conscious … You shouldn’t wear shoes made of bamboo leaves. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”

They told the Buddha. “Monks, householders want blessings. When householders say, ‘May you live long!’ I allow you to respond with similar words.” On one occasion when the Buddha was seated teaching a large gathering, there was a monk who had eaten garlic. Not to annoy the other monks, he was sitting at a distance. The Buddha saw him and asked the monks why he was sitting there. The monks told him and the Buddha said,

and now the doctors have given up on him. But there’s Jīvaka, the king’s excellent young doctor. Let’s ask the king for Jīvaka to treat the merchant.” They then went to the king and told him about the merchant, adding, “Sir, please ask doctor Jīvaka to treat the merchant.” And that’s what the king did. Saying, “Yes, sir,” Jīvaka went to that merchant, examined him, and said, “If I were to cure you, what fee would you pay me?” “I would give you all my wealth, doctor, and I would become your slave.” “Are you able to lie on one side for seven months?”

“Monks, should one eat anything that would stop one from hearing a teaching such as this?” “You shouldn’t eat garlic. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” On one occasion Venerable Sāriputta had a stomachache. Venerable Mahāmoggallāna went to him and said, “When you had a stomachache in the past, Sāriputta, what made you better?” They told the Buddha. “I allow you to eat garlic if you’re sick.” At that time there were monks who urinated here and there in the monastery. The monastery became filthy.

If the robe is damp, he should sun it for a short while, but shouldn’t leave it in the heat. He should fold the robe, offsetting the edges by seven centimeters, so that the fold doesn’t become worn. He should place the belt in the fold. If there is almsfood and his pupil wants to eat, the teacher should give him water and then the almsfood. He should ask his pupil if he wants water to drink. When the pupil has eaten, the teacher should give him water and receive his bowl. Holding it low, he should wash it carefully without scratching it. He should then dry it and sun it for a short while, but shouldn’t leave it in the heat. The teacher should put away the robe and bowl. When putting away the bowl, he should hold the bowl in one hand, feel under the bed or the bench with the other, and then put it away.

He shouldn’t put the bowl away on the bare floor. When putting away the robe, he should hold the robe in one hand, wipe the bamboo robe rack or the clothesline with the other, and then put it away by folding the robe over it, making the ends face the wall and the fold face out. When the pupil has gotten up, the teacher should put away the seat and also the foot stool, the foot scraper, and the water for washing the feet. If the place is dirty, he should sweep it. If the pupil wants to bathe, the teacher should prepare a bath. If he wants a cold bath, he should prepare that; if he wants a hot bath, he should prepare that. If the pupil wants to take a sauna, the teacher should knead bath powder, moisten the clay, take a sauna bench, and go to the sauna. After giving the pupil the sauna bench, receiving his robe, and putting it aside, he should give him the bath powder and the clay. If he’s able, he should enter the sauna. When entering the sauna, he should smear his face with clay, cover himself front and back, and then enter.

foot stands for defecating, foot stands for urinating, and foot stands for restroom ablutions.” When the Buddha had stayed at Bhaddiya for as long as he liked, he set out wandering toward Sāvatthī. When he eventually arrived, he stayed in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At this time, the monks from the group of six would grab cattle as they were crossing the Aciravatī river—by the horns, the ears, the neck, and the tail—and they would mount their backs and, motivated by lust, would touch their genitals. They even killed a calf by submerging it. People complained and criticized them, “How can the Sakyan monastics act like this? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” The monks heard the complaints of those people and they told the Buddha. …

Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up. The Sangha has given so-and-so the full ordination with so-and-so as her mentor. The Sangha approves and is therefore silent. I’ll remember it thus.’ Straightaway the time should be noted and the date should be pointed out. These should be declared jointly to everyone. The nuns should be told to point out the three supports and the eight things not to be done.” On one occasion the right time for eating passed while the nuns were trying to find the right seats in the dining hall. They told the Buddha. “I allow eight nuns to be seated according to seniority, but the rest according to their time of arrival.” When they heard about the Buddha’s allowance,

Frivolous, misconduct, he hurts, And just wrong livelihood; For the procedure of banishment, There are these extra lines. Stopping gain, disparaging, two, five, They are called two sets of five; For the procedure of reconciliation, There are these extra lines. Condemnation, and demotion, Are two procedures of the same kind;

eight nuns reserved places everywhere according to seniority, the rest getting places according to their time of arrival. They told the Buddha. “I allow eight nuns to be seated in the dining hall according to seniority and the rest according to their time of arrival, but not anywhere else. If a nun makes a reservation anywhere apart from the dining hall, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.” At that time the nuns did not do the invitation ceremony. They told the Buddha. “A nun should do the invitation ceremony. If she doesn’t, she should be dealt with according to the rule.” At that time the nuns did the invitation ceremony among themselves, but not with the Sangha of monks.

Holding the bed low, he should carefully take it out without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it aside. Holding the bench low, he should carefully take it out without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it aside. He should take out the bed supports and put them aside. He should take out the spittoon and put it aside. He should take out the leaning board and put it aside. After taking note of its position, he should take out the floor cover and put it aside. If the dwelling has cobwebs, he should first remove them from the ceiling cloth, and he should then wipe the windows and the corners of the room. If the walls have been treated with red ocher and they’re moldy, he should moisten a cloth, wring it out, and wipe the walls. If the floor has been treated with a black finish and it’s moldy, he should moisten a cloth, wring it out, and wipe the floor. If the floor is untreated, he should sprinkle it with water and then sweep it,

7. The prohibition against vehicles, etc. At that time the monks from the group of six traveled in vehicles, sometimes pulled by a female animal with a man driving, at other times pulled by a male animal with a woman driving. People complained and criticized them, “You’d think they were at the Ganges festival!” They told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t travel in a vehicle. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” Soon afterwards a monk who was traveling through the Kosalan country on his way to visit the Buddha at Sāvatthī became sick. He stepped off the path and sat down at the foot of a tree. People saw him and said to him,

porridge and broken rice. When they had eaten their meal and returned from almsround, they asked the senior monks, “What did you get at the dining hall?” “We got ghee, oil, and special curries.” But the monks Mettiya and Bhūmajaka said, “We didn’t get anything except ordinary food of porridge and broken rice.” At that time there was a householder who gave a regular meal of fine food to four monks. He made his offering in the dining hall together with his wives and children. Some of them offered rice, some bean curry, some oil, and some special curries.

They told the Buddha. “After doing the invitation ceremony with the nuns, a nun should do the invitation ceremony with the monks. If she doesn’t, she should be dealt with according to the rule.” The nuns did their invitation ceremony together with the monks. They made a racket. They told the Buddha. “The nuns shouldn’t do their invitation ceremony together with the monks. Any nun who does commits an offense of wrong conduct.” On one occasion when the nuns did the invitation ceremony before the meal, they did not finish until after the time for eating. They told the Buddha. “I allow the nuns to do the invitation ceremony after the meal.”

trying to avoid stirring up dust. He should look out for any trash and discard it. He should sun the floor cover, clean it, beat it, bring it back inside, and put it back as before. He should sun the bed supports, wipe them, bring them back inside, and put them back where they were. He should sun the bed, clean it, and beat it. Holding it low, he should carefully bring it back inside without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it back as before. He should sun the bench, clean it, and beat it. Holding it low, he should carefully bring it back inside without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it back as before. He should sun the mattress and the pillow, clean them, beat them, bring them back inside, and put them back as before. He should sun the sitting mat and the sheet, clean them, beat them, bring them back inside, and put them back as before. He should sun the spittoon, wipe it, bring it back inside, and put it back where it was. He should sun the leaning board, wipe it, bring it back inside, and put it back where it was.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law The Small Division The chapter on those on probation 1. The proper conduct for those on probation At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time monks on probation consented to regular monks bowing down to them, standing up for them, raising their joined palms to them, doing acts of respect toward them, offering them a seat, offering them a bed, offering them water for washing their feet and a foot stool, offering them a foot scraper, receiving their bowls and robes, and massaging their backs when bathing. The monks of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can monks on probation consent to these things?” They told the Buddha. Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:

On one occasion the meal to be given by this householder on the following day had been designated to the monks Mettiya and Bhūmajaka. Just then that householder went to the monastery on some business. He approached Dabba, bowed, and sat down. Dabba instructed, inspired, and gladdened him with a teaching. After the talk, he asked Dabba, “Sir, who’s been designated to receive tomorrow’s meal in our house?” “Mettiya and Bhūmajaka.” He was disappointed, and thought, “Why should bad monks eat in our house?” After returning to his house, he told a female slave, “For those who are coming for tomorrow’s meal, prepare seats in the gatehouse and serve them broken rice and porridge.”

“I allow lids.” Because they were defecating outdoors, the monks were troubled by the cold and the heat. “I allow restrooms.” The restrooms didn’t have doors. “I allow doors, door frames, lower hinges, upper hinges, door jambs, bolt sockets, bolts, latches, keyholes, door-pulling holes, and door-pulling ropes.” Grass and dust fell into the restrooms. “I allow you to firm up the structure and then to plaster it inside and outside, including: treating with white color, black color, and red ocher; making garland patterns, creeper patterns, shark-teeth patterns, and the fivefold pattern; putting up bamboo robe racks and clotheslines.” On one occasion a monk who was weak from old age fell over as he was getting up after defecating. “I allow suspended ropes to hold onto.”

Doing the invitation ceremony after the meal, they did not finish until it was too late in the evening. They told the Buddha. “I allow the nuns to do the invitation ceremony among themselves on one day and with the monks on the following day.” At that time the whole Sangha of nuns did the invitation ceremony. They made a racket. They told the Buddha. “I allow the nuns to appoint one capable and competent nun to do the invitation ceremony with the Sangha of monks on behalf of the Sangha of nuns. She should be appointed like this. First a nun should be asked, and then a competent and capable nun should inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.