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he can do so he ought to clean up the Vihâra. 1And when cleaning the Vihâra, he ought to take the floor matting out and put it down on one side, and the supports of the bedsteads, and the bolsters and pillows, and the mat which is used as a seat. Putting the bedsteads and chairs down on to the ground, and carefully avoiding scratching (the floor with them) or knocking them up against (the door-posts), he ought to take them outside the door, and put them down on one side. The spittoon and the board to lean up against ought to be taken out, and put down on one side ❝.
'If the Vihara is covered with cobwebs, they should first be removed with a cloth ". The casements should be dusted, especially in the corners and joints.
'If the wall which had been plastered and redwashed, or the floor which had been laid (with earth) and black-washed', has become dirty in the corners, they should be wiped down with a
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was to leave his Vihâra. See below, VIII, 3, 2, and on the details of the terms used, see our note below on VIII, 1, 4.
1 The rest of this section is repeated in full below, VIII, 7, 2. • Patipâdakâ. Doubtless the same as forms part of the âhakka-mañka mentioned in the 18th Pâkittiya and above, VI,
2, 5.
Bhisi. See the note on Mahâvagga VIII, 13. Apassena-phalakam. See the note on Kullavagga VI,
20, 2.
All the expressions in this sentence and the next are the same as those used in a similar connection at Mahâvagga I, 25, 15.
Ullokâ. See the note at Kullavagga VI, 2, 7, according to which our rendering at Mahâvagga I, 25, 15 should be corrected. On this mode of preparing walls and floors, see the notes above on Kullavagga VI, 20.
Kannakita. See our note above on Kullavagga V, 11, 3.
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