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PÂTIMOKKHA.
and (the legs of the piece of furniture) shall be cut down (to the proper size).
88. Whatsoever Bhikkhu shall have a bedstead or a chair made, stuffed with cotton, the stuffing shall be torn out-and that is a Pâkittiya.
89. When a Bhikkhu is having a rug or mat to sit upon made, it must be made of the right measure. Herein this is the measure : in length two spans, according to the accepted span; in breadth one span; the border one span. To him who exceeds that limit there is a Pâkittiya, and (the article) shall be cut down (to the proper size).
90. When a Bhikkhu is having an itch-cloth 2 made, it must be made of the right measure. Herein this is the measure: in length four spans, according to the accepted span; in width two spans. To him who exceeds that limit there is a Pâkittiya, and the cloth) shall be cut (down to the proper size).
91. When a Bhikkhu is having a garment made for the rainy season, it must be made of the right measure. Herein this is the right measure: in length six spans, according to the accepted span; in breadth two spans and a half. To him who exceeds that limit there is a Pâkittiya, and (the garment) shall be cut (down to the proper size).
92. Whatsoever Bhikkhu shall have a robe made of the dimensions of a Sugata's robe 3, or larger
1 Talam; which the Old Commentary expands into three kinds-tûlam from a tree, tûlam from a creeper, and tûlam from a young fowl.
3 When a Bhikkhu had a boil, or running sore, or any such disease, the use of an itch-cloth (so called from the first in the list of skin complaints there mentioned) is laid down in Mahâvagga VIII, 17.
On the doubtful meaning of Sugata, see the note above on
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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 |