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________________ V, 16, 2. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. II They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a bamboo to hang your robes on, and of a string to hang your robes on?' When rain fell, it fell over the robes. I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to have a hall to the bath-room.' The basement of the bath-room hall was too low [&c., as in 11. 6; 14. 2 as to basement, roof-facing, stairs, and balustrade, followed by the closing words of 11. 6 and 14. 2, down to the end). 2. Now at that time the Bhikkhus were afraid ? to do service to one another, both when in the bathroom and in the water. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, three kinds of coverings--the covering of the bath-room, the covering of the water, and the covering by clothes ?' Now at that time there was no water in the bath-room. They told this matter to the Blessed One. I allow, O Bhikkhus, a well.' The facing of the well fell in * "I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to line the well with So also above, 11. 6 (at the end), and 14. 2 (at the end). ? On account of the rule laid down in chapter 15. $ This rule abrogates that laid down in chapter 15, so far as regards bathing and shampooing. Buddhaghosa says accordingly, Tisso patikkha da yo ti. Ettha gantâghara-padikkhâdi ka udakapaikkhâdi ka parikammam karontass' eva valtati, sesesu abhivâdanâ disu na vattati. Vattha-pahikkhâdi sabba-kammesu vatrati. Kalam luggati. (The reading is not without doubt.) Compare Paluggati. The same expression occurs below, V, 17, 2; and luggati at Mahâvagga VIII, 21, I. Digilzed by Google
SR No.007676
Book TitleText of Confucianism Part 02
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJames Legge
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1882
Total Pages2405
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size43 MB
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