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KULLAVAGGA.
VI, 21, 1.
They told this matter to the Blessed One.
'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to lie down in such a place when you have spread something over it.
21. 1. Now when the Blessed One had remained at Alavi as long as he thought fit, he set out on his journey towards Râgagaha. And proceeding straight on, he arrived in due course at Râgagaha. And there, at Râgagaha, the Blessed One stayed at the Veluvana in the Kalandaka Nivåpa.
Now at that time there was a scarcity of food at Râgagaha! The people were unable to provide food for the (whole) Samgha; and they were desirous of providing food ? (to be sent to the Vihara) for the use of a special Bhikkhu (designated by the donor), or for special Bhikkhus invited (by the donor in his own house), or for (single Bhikkhus) appointed by ticket (issued by the Samgha)", or of providing food during a fortnight®, or on Uposatha
1 Other special rules for times of scarcity will be found at Mahavagga VI, 17, 7; 18, 4; 19, 2; 20, 4 (repealed for times of plenty in VI, 32). Compare also Pârâgika IV, 1, 1.
9 The above modes of receiving food instead of collecting in a bowl morsels of food given in alms) are the dispensations allowed by Mahâvagga I, 30, 4.
s Uddesa-bhattam kâtum. Compare the story of Upananda at Mahâvagga VI, 19, 1.
Nimantanam kâtum. The word is only used in this special technical sense. Compare the whole story of Kulla-panthaka at Gâtaka I, 116, and especially the last line.
Salâka-bhattam kâtum. See especially above, Kullavagga IV, 9; IV, 10.
• Pakkhikam kātum. Both Childers sub voce and Frankfurter
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |