Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 8
8.
1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, on being hindered by the senior Bhikkhus in (their use of) the hot bath-room, out of spite piled up a quantity of sticks (in the fireplace), set fire to them, closed up the doorway, and sat down in the door-way. The Bhikkhus, scorched by the heat, and not being allowed a way out, fell down in a faint.
The sober Bhikkhus murmured, &c..... told the Blessed One, to wash the vessel in which the clay is kept, to put the chairs used in the hot bath-room in order, to extinguish the fire, to close up the doorway, and then come out.
'This, O Bhikkhus, is the rule of conduct which I lay down for the Bhikkhus, in respect of the hot bath-room, according to which they are to behave themselves therein.'
9 And 10.
[These chapters deal with the manner of using the privies, and other sanitary arrangements described in V, 35, where see our note.]
11, 12, 13, And 14.
[These chapters simply repeat, word for word, Mahvagga I, 25, 14-24; I, 26, 1-11; I, 32, 3; and I, 33 respectively.]
Here ends the Eighth Khandhaka, containing the Rules for Conduct.
Footnotes
297:1 \"G"antghara, not simply bath-room, but room in which hot or steam baths were taken. Most of the following expressions occur in Mahvagga I, 25, 12, or above at V, 14, 3.
1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, on being hindered by the senior Bhikkhus in (their use of) the hot bath-room, out of spite piled up a quantity of sticks (in the fireplace), set fire to them, closed up the doorway, and sat down in the door-way. The Bhikkhus, scorched by the heat, and not being allowed a way out, fell down in a faint.
The sober Bhikkhus murmured, &c..... told the Blessed One, to wash the vessel in which the clay is kept, to put the chairs used in the hot bath-room in order, to extinguish the fire, to close up the doorway, and then come out.
'This, O Bhikkhus, is the rule of conduct which I lay down for the Bhikkhus, in respect of the hot bath-room, according to which they are to behave themselves therein.'
9 And 10.
[These chapters deal with the manner of using the privies, and other sanitary arrangements described in V, 35, where see our note.]
11, 12, 13, And 14.
[These chapters simply repeat, word for word, Mahvagga I, 25, 14-24; I, 26, 1-11; I, 32, 3; and I, 33 respectively.]
Here ends the Eighth Khandhaka, containing the Rules for Conduct.
Footnotes
297:1 \"G"antghara, not simply bath-room, but room in which hot or steam baths were taken. Most of the following expressions occur in Mahvagga I, 25, 12, or above at V, 14, 3.
