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the coating for the pot in the utensil of a householder, this mallaya did not seem to form a regular requisite of a monk.
Kamadhaya :
The Oghaniryukti333 mentions this, but it is not clear what exactly it means. It was a pot used by monks, perhaps, as a substitute for the mattaga. No other details giving its shape and purpose are to be found.
Rayaharana (rajoharana):
This article is mentioned in the Angas,334 as we have already seen. It was also called 'pāyapuñchana 335 or 'pāyapuñchaņaya.'336
Purpose of Rayaharana :
It was a broom the sole purpose of which was the wiping of the places where a monk wanted to sit or lie down or where he wanted to lengthen or contract his limbs,337 so that the living beings might not get injured.
How it was Made:
The bristles of the broom were made either of the sheep wool (oņnië), or of camel wool (oţthië), or of hemp (sāņaë), or of balbaja grass (babbāpiccië), or of muñja grass (muñjapiccië).338 The Oghaniryukti, however, mentions the first two types, and adds the third type as that made from the blanket ends (kambala).339
The handle was made of wood (dāru). The Chedasūtras are at variance in this matter. The Brhatkalpa340 allows a monk to use a broom with a wooden handle, while the Niśītha 341 forbids him to do so. It seems that the handle was covered with nisejjā 342 (piece of cloth) in three rounds.
The top of the handle was expected to be thick (nibida), the middle part stout (sthira), and the ends were to be smooth (mrdu). The woollen ends (daśikā), as well as the cloth covering the handle were to be without
333. 199, 675; bhā. 36. 334. Bhag. 374b. 335. Nis. 2, 1-8. 336. Ogha-N. 511. 337. Ibid., 710. 328. Brh, kalp. 2, 30; similar in Thān. 338b. 339. Ogha-N. 709. 340.5, 45-46. 341. 2, 1-8. 342. Ogha-N. 724-25; 270; Pinda-N. Vrtti, p. 13b.
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