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V, 28, 3. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS.
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2. Now at that time the Bhikkhus were afraid to use boxes to put eye-ointment in?, and little flat sticks to lay it on with, and instruments for removing wax from the ears, and handles (for razors, staves, &c.)".
They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of these things.'
Now at that time the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus sat down lolling up against their waist-cloths (arranged as a cushion)", and the edges of the waist-cloths wore out.
They told this matter to the Blessed One.
You are not, O Bhikkhus, to loll in this way.. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkata.'
Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu was sick, and without some handicraft? he was ill at ease.
1 Añganim. The use of these has been already allowed at Mahavagga VI, 12, 1, 2, 4.
. In the text read añgana-salkk'am, on which see Mahâvagga VI, 12, 3, 4.
Already allowed in the last chapter. * Bandhana-mattan ti vâsi-kattara-yatthi-adinam và bandhanamattam (B.). It is clear from this note, and the repetition of the pi in the text, that we have to do here with a special object, and not a mere qualification of the other three.
6. Samghari-pallatthikâya nisidit vå. See IV, 4, 7 at the end, and the Old Commentary on the 26th Sekhiya. Childers translates it as if it were the same as ukkutikam nisiditva ; but it must be different from it as that was allowed and constantly practised.
• Pattå lugganti. So read (not pattâ as in the text) in accordance with our note 3 on Mahåvagga VIII, 21, 1. The second word occurs also above, V, 16, 2; 17, 2. From this passage here it is probable that attha-padaka at Mahavagga VIII, 31, means a stool.
i Âyogam. Compare the Sutta-vibhanga, Pakittiya LXXXVIII, 2, 2; Gâtaka III, 447, 6.
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