Book Title: Studies in Buddhist and Jaina Monachism
Author(s): Nand Kishor Prasad
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur
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VASSĀVĀSA
187
The Buddhists were granted rain-robes (vassikasaţika) in the rainy season. Moreover, they were given the right to use their alloited lodging places exclusively during the retreat period and also to retain it for the next retreat. The supervisor of new buildings (navakammika) was privileged with the right to keep one good lodging place under his exclusive possession during the retreat."
Though both to accept new clothes as well as to hoard requisites during the rainy season was prohibited, 4 yet the Jaina Order, along with other facilities, doubled the requisites of occasional use (aupagrahika) in the rainy season.
To collect food and drink once a day was the ordinary rule. But a monk or a nun could also go on begging-tour for the second time in case of fast in the rainy season or in case the food obtained was not sufficient. One could also use the maximum number of padalas (a piece of cloth to cover the pot), that is seven during the rains against five and six during the summer and winter respectively.?
So also, they were to seek out three lodges for the vassa, one for regular use and the rest in case of emergencies. Along with it, they could also use stool, bench, bed and couch, etc., which in normal circumstances, could be used in case of sickness and old age only. Besides, a văsaltana umbrella), a pāyalehania (a wooden instrument used for wiping out mud from the feet),” mallayatiga (three pots for depositing excreta, urine and cough)," a dagala (a small piece of stone: or brick)'s and a kudamuha (a pot to keep the medicine or to deposit excreta of the ill),?* etc. could also be used freely during the rains.
1. CV, 2.1.1, p. 68. 2. Ibid, 6.7.25, p. 263. 3. Ibid, 6.11.30, p. 269. 4. na ca varşāsyabhinavavastragrahaņam, na cadhikah parigrab aḥ-Vilti
to Pind N, 25, p. 12a. 5. OghN, 726, p. 217b.
Kapp (SBE. Vol XXII), pp. 298.310; OghN, 414, p. 151b; HJM, pp. 250 f, 307.
OghN, 700, p. 212b. 8. Kapp (SBE. Vol. XXII), pp. 309-10. 9. Vav, 8.2. 10. OghN, 30, p. 31a. il. OghN, 26, p. 30b. 12. Dasāx, 8.13, p. 54a. 13. Ibid. 14. BrhkB, Vol. IV, 4263.
