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S. B. DEO Time for taking out:
Whenever a monk died, either at day or at night, he was taken out without delay.
In the following cases, however, the dead was not taken out at night: (1) if there was hail-storm, (2) if there was trouble from thieves and wild animals, (3) if the gates of the city were closed down, (4) if the local custom was not favourable for the taking out of the
dead at night, (5) if the dead was a well-known person, (6) if the relatives of the dead objected, (7) if the monk had done a long fast previous to his death,
(8) if the cover-cloth was not pure white, and (9) if the king was to enter or go out at that time with his
paraphernalia.
Preserving the Dead :
In the above circumstances, the monk, if not long dead, was kept in a straightened position with his hands and legs straight, and his mouth and eyes closed. The rest of the monks kept a vigil and gave sermons to the devoted laity. The Possessed Corpse :
If some supernatural being entered the body of the dead and made it get up, then it was sprinkled over with bodily excretion (?) (kāyikī) with the left hand and then ordered not to get up from the bamboo bed.
The following superstitions prevailed in this connection:
The place of getting up by the possessed corpse
The places to be left by the monks due to this
.. Monastery .. Settlement .. Half the village .. The whole village
Monastery Settlement Village Village-gates Interval between the village and
the garden Interval between the garden and
the place of study The study room
.. The district (vişayamandala)
The country (desa) .. The kingdom (rājya)
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