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If dusty winds blow from the west, the western windows should be closed. If northern dusty winds blow, northern windows should be closed. If southern dusty winds blow, southern windows should be closed. If it is winter, by day windows should be opened, by night closed. If it is summer, by day windows should be closed, by night opened. If the monastery compound is dirty, the monastery compound should be swept. If the storeroom is dirty, the storeroom should be swept. If the service hall is dirty, the service hall should be swept. If the fire hall is dirty, the fire hall should be swept. If the latrine is dirty, the latrine should be swept. If there is no drinking water, drinking water should be provided. If there is no water for use, water for use should be provided. If there is no water in the rinsing pot, water should be poured into the rinsing pot. If the teacher has arisen discontent, by the student he should be calmed, or caused to be calmed, or a Dhamma talk should be given to him. If the teacher has arisen remorse, by the student it should be dispelled, or caused to be dispelled, or a Dhamma talk should be given to him. If the teacher has arisen a wrong view, by the student it should be explained, or caused to be explained, or a Dhamma talk should be given to him. If the teacher has fallen into a serious offense deserving probation, by the student effort should be made – how might the Saṅgha grant probation to the teacher? If the teacher is deserving of being sent back to the beginning, by the student effort should be made – how might the Saṅgha send the teacher back to the beginning? If the teacher is deserving of penance, by the student effort should be made – how might the Saṅgha grant penance to the teacher? If the teacher is deserving of rehabilitation, by the student effort should be made – how might the Saṅgha rehabilitate the teacher? If the Saṅgha wishes to perform an act for the teacher, a reproof... or a censure, or an expulsion, or a reconciliation, or a suspension, the pupil should make an effort – how might the Sangha not carry out the act against the teacher, or might make it light? Or if the Sangha has carried out an act against him, a censure, or an expulsion, or a reconciliation, or a suspension, the pupil should make an effort – how might the teacher behave properly, might shed his hair, might turn over a new leaf, and the Sangha might revoke that act? “If the teacher’s robe needs washing, it should be washed by the pupil, or an effort should be made – how might the teacher’s robe be washed? If the teacher’s robe needs making, it should be made by the pupil, or an effort should be made – how might the teacher’s robe be made? If the teacher’s dye needs boiling, it should be boiled by the pupil, or an effort should be made – how might the teacher’s dye be boiled? If the teacher’s robe needs dyeing, it should be dyed by the pupil, or an effort should be made – how might the teacher’s robe be dyed? When dyeing the robe, it should be dyed well, turning it over and over, and one should not leave while drops are still falling. “Without asking the teacher, a bowl should not be given to anyone, nor should a bowl be received from anyone; a robe should not be given to anyone; a robe should not be received from anyone; an implement should not be given to anyone; an implement should not be received from anyone; hair should not be cut for anyone; hair should not be caused to be cut by anyone; a service should not be done for anyone; a service should not be caused to be done by anyone; an errand should not be run for anyone; an errand should not be caused to be run by anyone; one should not be a junior monk for anyone; no junior monk should be taken on; no almsfood for anyone should be taken out; one should not have almsfood taken out by someone else. Without asking the teacher, one should not enter the village, one should not go to the charnel ground, one should not depart to another direction. If the teacher is sick, he should be attended to for as long as he lives, his recovery should be awaited. The duties of a pupil are finished. 19. Discourse on the Duties of a Teacher 79. "By a teacher, monks, one should behave properly towards a pupil. And this is the proper behavior: "By a teacher, monks, a pupil should be gathered in, should be helped with instruction, with questioning, with advice, with admonition. If the teacher has a bowl, and the pupil does not have a bowl, the teacher should give a bowl to the pupil, or effort should be made— 'How might a bowl arise for the pupil?' If the teacher has a robe, and the pupil does not have a robe, the teacher should give a robe to the pupil, or effort should be made— 'How might a robe arise for the pupil?' If the teacher has requisites, and the pupil does not have requisites, the teacher should give requisites to the pupil, or effort should be made— 'How might requisites arise for the pupil?' "If the pupil is sick, rising early, a tooth-stick should be given, mouth-water should be given, a seat should be prepared. If there is gruel, having washed the bowl, the gruel should be offered. Having given water to him who has drunk the gruel, having received the bowl, having lowered it, having washed it thoroughly and without annoyance, it should be put away. When the pupil has risen, the seat should be removed. If that place is dirty, that place should be swept. "If the pupil wishes to enter the village, the lower robe should be given, the returned lower robe should be received, the waist-band should be given, the outer robes should be given, having made them neat, having washed the bowl, it should be given with water. 'He will return by this time,' thus A seat should be prepared, foot-water, a foot-stool, a foot-mat should be placed. Going forth, the bowl and robe should be received. A change of robe should be given. The robe should be received. If the robe is wet, it should be exposed to the sun for a moment, but the robe should not be left in the sun. The robe should be folded. When folding the robe, it should be folded with a four-finger corner raised, so that there is no crease in the middle. A waist-band should be made in the fold. If there is almsfood, and the pupil wishes to eat, water should be given, and the almsfood should be offered. The pupil should be asked about drinking water. After he has eaten, water should be given, the bowl should be received, lowered, and carefully washed without resentment, made waterless, and exposed to the sun for a moment, but the bowl should not be left in the sun. The bowl and robe should be put away. When putting away the bowl, holding the bowl with one hand, and touching the under-bed or under-stool with the other hand, the bowl should be put away. The bowl should not be placed on the bare ground. When putting away the robe, holding the robe with one hand, and wiping the robe-pole or robe-rope with the other hand, making one end far and the other end folded, the robe should be put away. When the pupil has risen, the seat should be removed, the foot-water, foot-stool, foot-mat should be put away. If that place is dirty, that place should be swept. If the pupil wishes to bathe, the bath should be prepared. If cold water is desired, cold water should be prepared. If hot water is desired, hot water should be prepared. If the pupil wishes to enter the hot-room, powder should be mixed, clay should be moistened, taking the hot-room stool, giving the hot-room stool, receiving the robe, it should be placed aside, powder should be given, clay should be given. If he is able, he should enter the hot room. When entering the hot room, having smeared his face with clay, and covered himself in front and behind, he should enter the hot room. He should not push aside elder monks to sit, nor should he prevent junior monks from sitting. In the hot room, service should be rendered to the pupil. When leaving the hot room, taking the hot room stool, and covering himself in front and behind, he should leave the hot room. Even in the water, service should be rendered to the pupil. Having bathed, he should come out first, dry his body, put on his lower robe, wipe the water from the pupil's body, give him his lower robe, give him his outer robe, take the hot room stool, come first, arrange the seat, place the foot-water, foot-stool, and foot-mat. The pupil should be asked if he wants water to drink. In whichever dwelling the pupil resides, if that dwelling is dirty, if he is able, it should be cleaned. When cleaning the dwelling, first, the bowl and robes should be taken out and put aside. The sitting mat should be taken out and put aside. The cushion and pillow should be taken out and put aside. The bed should be lowered, and carefully, without striking, without clashing against the door frame, it should be taken out and put aside. The chair should be lowered, and carefully, without striking, without clashing against the door frame, it should be taken out and put aside. The bed legs should be taken out and put aside. The spittoon should be taken out and put aside. The backrest board should be taken out and put aside. The floor covering, noting how it was arranged, should be taken out and put aside. If there is cobweb in the dwelling, the ceiling should first be swept down. The corners of the windows and crevices should be wiped. If the dwelling is painted with red ochre A plastered wall, if it is dusty, should be wiped with a cloth, wet and wrung out. If a black-colored floor is dusty, it should be wiped with a cloth, wet and wrung out. If the floor is unplastered, it should be sprinkled with water and swept – lest the monastery be covered with dust. Rubbish should be collected and thrown aside. Floor mats should be aired, cleaned, shaken out, brought back, and laid out as prescribed. Bed legs should be aired, wiped, brought back, and placed in their proper positions. Beds should be aired, cleaned, shaken out,