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## 256
## Dasha-Shruta-Skandha Sutra
## Seventh Dasha
A monk who has accepted the *Bhiksu-Pratima* (monastic code) is eligible to use three types of *Sanstaraka* (bedding). These are: earth-stone, wood-stone, or whatever is already laid out.
A monk who has accepted the *Bhiksu-Pratima* is eligible to request permission to use three types of *Sanstaraka*, and those same ones.
A monk who has accepted the *Bhiksu-Pratima* is eligible to accept three types of *Sanstaraka*, and those same ones.
**Word-by-Word Meaning:**
* *Maasiyam* - monthly
* *Na* - not
* *Maasiki* - monthly
* *Bhikkhu-Padimam* - *Bhiksu-Pratima*
* *Padivannassa* - accepted
* *Anagaara* - monk
* *Tao* - three
* *Prakaara* - types
* *Santhaaraga* - *Sanstaraka*
* *Padilehittae* - to be written
* *Kappati* - is eligible
* *Tam* - that
* *Jaha* - as
* *Pudhvi-Silan* - earth-stone
* *Wa* - or
* *Katt-Silan* - wood-stone
* *Atha* - or
* *Aha* - that
* *Santhadameva* - already laid out
* *Anunnavetae* - to request permission
* *Uvainittae* - to accept
* *Tam* - those
* *Cheva* - and
**Main Meaning:**
A monk who has accepted the *Bhiksu-Pratima* is eligible to use, request permission for, and accept three types of *Sanstaraka*: earth-stone, wood-stone, and whatever is already laid out.
**Commentary:**
This Sutra discusses the *Sanstaraka* of a monk who has accepted the *Pratima*. He should first see the three types of *Sanstaraka*: earth-stone, wood-stone, and whatever is already laid out (like *kusha* grass). Then he should request permission to use them, and only then should he accept them. He should accept them only after receiving permission. (Three *Sanstaraka* are considered eligible to be used and accepted).
Now the question arises: what is a *Sanstaraka*? The answer is that there are three types of *Sanstaraka*. As it is written in the *Kosa*: " *Santhaaraga* (masculine, *Sanstaraka*) is a bed of two and a half hands in length, made of *darbha* grass or a blanket."