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 Vihāras, 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 dukkaṭa^[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 dukkaṭa.'

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]:

Kaṃsa-pattharikā tī kaṃsa-bhaṇḍa-vāṇigā (B.).

[2]:

They might have all kinds of brass ware, except certain articles, according to chapter 37 below.

[3]:

Añjaniṃ. The use of these has been already allowed at Mahāvagga VI, 12, I, 2, 4.

[4]:

In the text read añjana-salākaṃ, on which see Mahāvagga VI, 12, 3, 4.

[5]:

Already allowed in the last chapter.

[6]:

Bandhana-mattan ti vāsi-kattara-yaṭṭhi-ādīnaṃ vā bandhanamattaṃ (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]:

Saṃghāṭi-pallatthikāya nisīditvā. 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 ukkuṭikaṃ nisīditvā; but it must be different from it as that was allowed and constantly practised.

[8]:

Paṭṭā lujjanti. So read (not pattā as in the text) in accordance with our note 3 on Mahāvagga VIII, 21, I. The second word occurs also above, V, 16, 2; 17, 2. From this passage here it is probable that aṭṭha-pādaka at Mahāvagga VIII, 21, means a stool.

[9]:

Āyogaṃ. Compare the Sutta-vibhaṅga, Pācittiya LXXXVIII, 2, 2; Jātaka III, 447, 6.