Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga
by T. W. Rhys Davids | 1881 | 137,074 words
The Cullavagga (part of the Vinaya collection) includes accounts of the First and Second Buddhist Councils as well as the establishment of the community of Buddhist nuns. The Cullavagga also elaborates on the etiquette and duties of Bhikkhus....
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Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 28
1. Now at that time the Chabbaggiya Bhikkhus laid up much store of brass ware and copper ware.
People who came on a visit to the 痴颈丑腻谤补蝉, seeing it, murmured, &c., saying, 'Like those who spread out copper (for sale)[1].'
They told this matter to the blessed One.
'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to lay up much store of brass ware and copper ware. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a 诲耻办办补峁璦[2].'
2. Now at that time the Bhikkhus were afraid to use boxes to put eye-ointment in[3], and little flat sticks to lay it on with[4], and instruments for removing wax from the ear[5], and handles (for razors, staves, &c.)[6].
They told this matter to the Blessed One.
'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of these things.'
Now at that time the Chabbaggiya Bhikkhus sat down lolling up against their waist-cloths (arranged as a cushion)[7], and the edges of the waist-cloths wore out[8].
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 诲耻办办补峁璦.'
Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu was sick, and without some handicraft[9] he was ill at ease. They told this matter to the Blessed One.
'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a loom, and of shuttles, strings, tickets, and all the apparatus belonging to a loom.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ka峁僺a-pattharik膩 t墨 ka峁僺a-bha峁囜笉a-v膩峁噄g膩 (B.).
[2]:
They might have all kinds of brass ware, except certain articles, according to chapter 37 below.
[3]:
A帽jani峁�. The use of these has been already allowed at Mah膩vagga VI, 12, I, 2, 4.
[4]:
In the text read a帽jana-sal膩ka峁�, on which see Mah膩vagga VI, 12, 3, 4.
[5]:
Already allowed in the last chapter.
[6]:
Bandhana-mattan ti v膩si-kattara-ya峁弓hi-膩d墨na峁� v膩 bandhanamatta峁� (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.
[7]:
Sa峁僩h膩峁璱-pallatthik膩ya nis墨ditv膩. 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 ukku峁璱ka峁� nis墨ditv膩; but it must be different from it as that was allowed and constantly practised.
[8]:
Pa峁弓膩 lujjanti. So read (not patt膩 as in the text) in accordance with our note 3 on Mah膩vagga VIII, 21, I. The second word occurs also above, V, 16, 2; 17, 2. From this passage here it is probable that a峁弓ha-p膩daka at Mah膩vagga VIII, 21, means a stool.
[9]:
膧yoga峁�. Compare the Sutta-vibha峁単a, P膩cittiya LXXXVIII, 2, 2; J膩taka III, 447, 6.