________________
V, 27, 5. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS.
139
Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu had a fistula", and the ointment would not stick to it.
They told this matter to the Blessed One.
'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, on account of disease, to remove the hair from the private parts.
5. Now at that time the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus (&c., as before, down to)
You are not, O Bhikkhus, to have your hair cut off with a knife 2. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkata.'
Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu had a sore on his head, and the hair could not be removed with a razor.
They told this matter to the Blessed One.
I allow you, O Bhikkhus, on account of disease, to have your hair cut off with a knife.
Now at that time the Bhikkhus wore the hair in their nostrils long.
People murmured, &c., saying, 'Like the devilworshippers 8.'
They told this matter to the Blessed One.
You are not, O Bhikkhus, to wear the hair in your nostrils long. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkata.'
Now at that time the Bhikkhus had the hair in their nostrils pulled out with a potsherd", or with beeswax ; and their nostrils were hurt.
1 Compare Mahâvagga VI, 22, 2.
Kattarikâyâ ti ganda-rudhi - (sic MS.)-sisa-rog'-âbâdha-pakkayâ valtati, which is simply a repetition of the next paragraph, is all that Buddhaghosa here says. See note above on $ 4.
Pisâ killika. So also V, 10, 2, of carrying a skull about; and Mahavagga III, 12, 3, of living in the hollow of a tree.
+ Sakk harika, said at Mahavagga VI, 14, 5 to be used as a lancet.
Digitized by
Digitized by Google
