“I allow you to apply balls of husk, smooth with a trowel, and then apply the black color.” The black color still did not adhere. “I allow you to apply excreted clay, smooth with a trowel, and then apply the black color.” The black color still did not adhere. “I allow sap and bitter substances.” 4. The prohibition against pictures At that time the monks from the group of six had pictures of women and men drawn in a dwelling. When people walking about the dwellings saw this, they complained and criticized them, “They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”