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MAHÂVAGGA.
III, 12, 2.
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to go with the cattle-pen.'
2. At that time a Bhikkhu, when the time for entering upon Vassa approached, desired to go on a journey with a caravan.
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to enter upon Vassa in a caravan.'
At that time a Bhikkhu, when the time for entering upon Vassa approached, desired to go on a journey in a ship.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to enter upon Vassa in a ship.'
3. At that time some Bhikkhus entered upon Vassa in a hollow tree. People were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: '(These Bhikkhus behave) like goblins?.'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'Let no one, O Bhikkhus, enter upon Vassa in a hollow tree. He who does, commits a dukkata offence.'
4. At that time some Bhikkhus entered upon Vassa on a branch of a tree. People were annoyed, &c. :'(These Bhikkhus behave) like huntsmen.'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'Let no one, O Bhikkhus, enter upon Vassa on a branch of a tree. He who does, commits a dukkata offence.
5. At that time some Bhikkhus entered upon Vassa in the open air. When it began to rain,
1 This must be about the sense of pisâkillika (comp. Kullavagga V, 10, 2; 27, 5), although we are not sure how -illika ought to be explained.
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