stairs of brick, stone, and wood.” People fell down while climbing the stairs. “I allow rails.” The water in the tanks became stagnant. “I allow a channel and a drain.” On one occasion a certain monk wanted to build a sauna with a pointed roof for the benefit of the Sangha. “I allow saunas with pointed roofs.” Various regulations on proper conduct and allowable requisites At one time the monks from the group of six did not have sitting mats for a period of four months. They told the Buddha.