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or a troop inspection. And a certain bhikkhu of the group-of-six, having gone to a battle display, was struck by an arrow. The people ridiculed that bhikkhu – "Was it a good fight, venerable sir? How many targets did you hit?" That bhikkhu, being ridiculed by those people, was embarrassed. The people complained, grumbled, and criticized – "How can it be that the Sakyan recluses come to watch a battle display! Even for us, it is a loss, even for us, it is ill-gotten, who for the sake of livelihood, for the sake of our wives and children, come to a battle display." The bhikkhus heard those people complaining, grumbling, and criticizing. Those bhikkhus who were of few desires... they complained, grumbled, and criticized – "How can it be that the group-of-six bhikkhus go to watch a battle display!"... "Is it true, bhikkhus, that you go to watch a battle display?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them... "How can it be, foolish men, that you go to watch a battle display! This, foolish men, is not for the faith of the unfaithful..." And thus, bhikkhus, you should recite this training rule – 323. "If a bhikkhu, for two or three nights, staying in the army, goes to a battle display, or a troop review, or a battle array, or a troop inspection, it is an offense entailing expiation." 324. "If a bhikkhu, for two or three nights, staying in the army" means staying for two or three nights. "Battle display" means where a fight is seen. "Troop review" means "so many elephants, so many horses, so many chariots, so many foot soldiers." "Battle array" means "let there be elephants here, let there be horses here, let there be chariots here, let there be foot soldiers here." "Troop" means an elephant troop, a horse troop, a chariot troop, a foot troop. Three elephants form the rear elephant troop. ...three horses, the rear cavalry, three chariots, the rear chariot division, four men with weapons in hand, foot soldiers, the rear infantry. Goes to see, an offense of *dukkata*. Where he stands and sees, an offense of *pācittiya*. Having abandoned the vicinity of seeing, he sees again and again, an offense of *pācittiya*. Goes to see one by one, an offense of *dukkata*. Where he stands and sees, an offense of *dukkata*. Having abandoned the vicinity of seeing, he sees again and again, an offense of *dukkata*. 325. No offense if he stands in the monastery and sees, or if a conflict is seen having come to the bhikkhu's standing place, or sitting place, or lying place, or if he sees while going on the road, or if he goes and sees having something to do, in dangers, for a mad person, for the first offender. The training rule concerning military displays, the tenth, is finished. The chapter on naked ascetics, the fifth. Its summary – Cake, and of Upānanda's talk, and the three attendants; Mahānāma, Pasenadi, and pierced by an arrow – these are ten. [Naked ascetic and sending forth, with food, two in private; with food and medicine, engaged and military display.] 6. The chapter on drinking intoxicants. 1. The training rule on drinking intoxicants. 326. At that time, the Buddha, the Blessed One, wandering on tour among the Cetiyas, arrived at Bhaddavatikā. Indeed, cowherds, shepherds, farmers, and travelers saw the Blessed One approaching from afar. Having seen the Blessed One, they said this: "Venerable sir, may the Blessed One not go to Ambatittha. At Ambatittha, venerable sir, in the ascetic's hermitage, dwells a nāga, powerful, with venomous breath, and terrible poison. May it not harm the Blessed One." When this was said, the Blessed One remained silent. A second time... and a third time, indeed, the cowherds, shepherds, farmers, and travelers said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, may the Blessed One not go to Ambatittha. At Ambatittha, venerable sir, in the ascetic's hermitage, dwells a nāga, powerful, with venomous breath, and terrible poison. May it not harm the Blessed One... Do not trouble what has been vomited.” A third time the Blessed One was silent. Then the Blessed One, journeying by stages, arrived at Bhaddavatikā. There the Blessed One dwelt in Bhaddavatikā. Then Venerable Sāgata approached the hermitage of the ascetic at Ambatittha; having approached, he entered the fire-house, spread out a grass mat, and sat down, crossing his legs, holding his body erect, and establishing mindfulness in front of him. That nāga saw Venerable Sāgata enter. Having seen him, he was displeased and fumed. Venerable Sāgata also fumed. Then that nāga, unable to bear the insult, blazed up. Venerable Sāgata also, entering the fire element, blazed up. Then Venerable Sāgata, having overcome the nāga’s blaze with his own blaze, approached Bhaddavatikā. Then the Blessed One, having dwelt in Bhaddavatikā as long as he wished, set out on a journey towards Kosambī. The lay followers of Kosambī heard: “It seems Venerable Sāgata fought with the nāga of Ambatittha.” Then the Blessed One, journeying by stages, arrived at Kosambī. Then the lay followers of Kosambī, having gone forth to meet the Blessed One, approached Venerable Sāgata; having approached, they saluted Venerable Sāgata and stood to one side. Standing to one side, the lay followers of Kosambī said to Venerable Sāgata: “What, venerable sir, is rare and pleasing to the venerables? What shall we prepare?” When this was said, the group of six monks said to the lay followers of Kosambī: “Friends, there is a drink called kāpotikā, which is rare and pleasing to monks. Prepare that.” Then the lay followers of Kosambī, having prepared kāpotikā drink in house after house, approached Venerable Sāgata. Seeing the Venerable Sāgata, who had gone for alms, and entered (the city), they said this: "Drink, venerable sir, Venerable Sāgata, the pigeon-colored liquor, the clear liquor. Drink, venerable sir, Venerable Sāgata, the pigeon-colored liquor, the clear liquor." Then Venerable Sāgata, having drunk the pigeon-colored clear liquor in house after house, as he was leaving the city, fell down at the city gate. Then the Blessed One, leaving the city with many bhikkhus, saw Venerable Sāgata fallen at the city gate. Seeing him, he addressed the bhikkhus: "Take Sāgata, bhikkhus." "Yes, venerable sir," those bhikkhus replied to the Blessed One, and taking Venerable Sāgata to the monastery, they laid him down with his head towards the Blessed One. Then Venerable Sāgata rolled over, and lay down with his feet towards the Blessed One. Then the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, was Sāgata not respectful and deferential to the Tathāgata before?" "Yes, venerable sir." "Bhikkhus, is Sāgata now respectful and deferential to the Tathāgata?" "No, venerable sir." "Bhikkhus, did Sāgata not fight with the Nāga of Ambatittha?" "Yes, venerable sir." "Bhikkhus, is Sāgata now able to fight with a Nāga?" "No, venerable sir." "Bhikkhus, is that drinkable which, having drunk, one becomes unconscious?" "No, venerable sir." "Bhikkhus, it is not suitable for Sāgata, it is not proper, it is not appropriate, it is not the conduct of a recluse, it is not allowable, it is not to be done. How, bhikkhus, could Sāgata drink intoxicants? This, bhikkhus, is not for the conviction of the unconvinced... And thus, bhikkhus, you should recite this training rule: 327. "For drinking fermented and distilled liquors, there is an offense of expiation." 328. Fermented liquor is liquor made from flour, liquor made from cakes, liquor made from rice, with yeast added, and mixed with ingredients. Distilled liquor is flower liquor, fruit liquor... It is a fruit wine, a honey wine, a molasses wine, mixed with ingredients. Even if one drinks it with the tip of a blade of grass, one commits an offense of pācittiya. When it is intoxicant, one perceives it as intoxicant, and drinks it, one commits an offense of pācittiya. When it is intoxicant, one is doubtful, and drinks it, one commits an offense of pācittiya. When it is intoxicant, one perceives it as non-intoxicant, and drinks it, one commits an offense of pācittiya. When it is non-intoxicant, one perceives it as intoxicant, one commits an offense of dukkaṭa. When it is non-intoxicant, one is doubtful, one commits an offense of dukkaṭa. When it is non-intoxicant, one perceives it as non-intoxicant, there is no offense. 329. There is no offense when it is non-intoxicant, but has the color, smell, and taste of an intoxicant, and one drinks it; in the case of a good stew, a meat stew, an oil stew, a dried emblic myrobalan juice; when one drinks a non-intoxicant medicine; for one who is insane; for the first offender. The training rule concerning drinking intoxicants is finished, the first. 2. The training rule concerning poking with a finger 330. At that time, the Buddha, the Blessed One, was dwelling in Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. At that time, the group of six bhikkhus made the group of seventeen bhikkhus laugh by poking them with a finger. That bhikkhu was agitated, could not breathe, and passed away. Those bhikkhus who were of few desires... complained, grumbled, and criticized, "How can the group of six bhikkhus make a bhikkhu laugh by poking him with a finger?"... "Is it true, bhikkhus, that you made a bhikkhu laugh by poking him with a finger?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them... "How can you, foolish men, make a bhikkhu laugh by poking him with a finger! This, foolish men, is not for the conversion of the unconverted... And thus, bhikkhus, you should recite this training rule: 331. "For poking with a finger, there is an offense of pācittiya." 332. Poking with a finger means when an ordained bhikkhu touches an ordained bhikkhu's body with his body, with the intention of making him laugh, there is an offense of pācittiya.