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Just so, the alms-goer. He should go covered, Eyes downcast, well-restrained; Loud laughter, noise, And three movements. Stiff, covered, squatting, Observing quickly; Far, too long, quickly, A small seat, a ladle. Or placing a vessel, Lifting up and bowing; Do not look at the receiver, The same for the soup. A monk should cover with his robe, He should go covered; With restrained, downcast eyes; And with loud laughter; Quiet; three movements; Stiff, covered, squatting. First seat, offering, Drinking water, food; Later he desires to eat, He should immerse, he should take out. He should put away, he should sweep, He should set out empty, void. He should break hand gestures, This is the conduct for the alms-goer. Water, around, fire-drill, Stars, directions, and thieves; Having pounded "all is not", Then the bowl on the shoulder, the robe. Now hanging on the shoulder, Three circles, a perfect circle; Just as the conduct of alms-goer, So too for forest dwellers. The bowl on the shoulder, the robe on the head, And having carried water; Food, fire, And also the fire-drill, the knife. The stars, with their regions. or, skilled in directions should be. By the Best of Beings declared, the practice in forest dwellings. In the open air they scattered, and the gentle ones complain. If the monastery is dirty, first the bowl and robe. Cushion and pillow, bed, and stool, spittoon. Backrest, window-corners, red ochre, black, undone. Rubbish near the monks, water for the dwelling. Near the place of use, and in the courtyard against the wind. Downwind the mat, and the foot-stool bed. Stool, cushion, sitting mat, spittoon, and backrest. Bowl and robe, and the ground, the far side, the near side for use. East and west, north then south. In cold and heat, by day and night, and the precinct, the store-room. And the warming hall, and the toilet, and water. Water pot for rinsing, and for the elders, asking for instruction, study. The Dhamma, extinguish the lamp, do not open, nor close. By which the elder turns, even with the ear should not touch. Laid down the Great Hero, that practice in the dwellings. Being prevented at the door, the gentle ones faint and complain. Ashes should throw away from the hot-room, and likewise the equipment. Precinct, store-room, hall, trough for powder and clay. Face in front, not for elders, not for novices, if one tries. In front, the upper path, mud, clay, small stool. Having extinguished and closed, the practice in the hot-room. Does not rinse according to seniority, and the sequence quickly. He raised the spitting, the tooth-stick, excrement, urine, spit. Harsh well suddenly, he raised with a splash, with the rest. Outside and inside, in the open air, and the rope not hurrying. Suddenly he raised standing, spitting, tooth-stick, and excrement. Urine, spit, harsh, and well, toilet slippers. Not too suddenly he raised, with slippers splash-splash. Should not leave the covering, and with an open lid. Toilet equipment, and precinct, store-room. And water for rinsing, the practice in the toilet. Sandals, tooth-stick, and mouth-water, seat. Gruel, water, having washed, removing. The village of Uklāpa. Lower garments and waistbands, well-made water strainers; Then, three-fold and circular bindings. Having washed well, then, not too far away, receive; For one who is speaking, an offense, coming first to the seat. Water, a stool, a plantain leaf, going forth to the lower garment; He placed it in the sun, a broken piece, he would bend to eat in the hollow. Drinking water, low, not to be placed for a moment; Bowl and robe, and the ground, from this side to that side, enjoyment. He should lift up and put away, and Uklāpa to bathe; Cold, hot, the hot-water house, powder, earth on the back. Stool and robe, powder, earth, he strives for the mouth; In front, elder and new, and he should go out for service. Having bathed in water in front, having dressed the preceptor; Lower garment and outer robe, stool and seat. Foot, stool, and plantain leaf, asking for drinking water; Uklāpa should be well-cleaned, first the bowl and robe. Sitting mat, covering, cushions and pillows; Couch, stool, foot-rest, bowl, and back-rest. Ground, covering, light, red ochre, black, unmade; Ground-covering, foot-rest, couch, stool, pillow. Sitting mat, spittoon, back-rest, bowl and robe; East and west, north and then south. Cold and hot, day and night, dwelling and storeroom; Service, fire-hall, toilet, drinking water, food. Rinsing the mouth, discontent, remorse, and wrong view, and heavy; Root, penance, rehabilitation, rebuke, and suspension. Expulsion, reconciliation, and suspension, if done; To be washed, dirt, in the dirt, turning over. Bowl and robe, and requisites, and cutting; Service, attendance, then, entering for alms. Not to the cemetery, and directions, to serve for life; By the co-resident, this, the duty of the preceptor. Admonition, instruction, explanation, question, bowl and robe; Requisites, and the sick, not to be a junior monk. The duties to preceptors, thus he should practice. Among these, too; Duties for co-residents, likewise for pupils. Which are duties for guests, and again for residents; For those departing, for those to be gladdened, at the meal-hall, for alms-round monks. Which duty for forest-dwellers, and even in dwellings; In the hot-bath house, in the latrine, for the preceptor, for the co-resident. Which duty for teachers, likewise for pupils; Nineteen topics of duties, in fourteen chapters. Not fulfilling duties, one does not fulfill morality; Impure in morality, unwise, one does not find one-pointedness of mind. With a scattered, not one-pointed mind, one does not rightly see the Dhamma; Not seeing the true Dhamma, one is not freed from suffering. Fulfilling which duty, one also fulfills morality; Pure in morality, wise, one also finds one-pointedness of mind. With an unscattered, one-pointed mind, one rightly discerns the Dhamma; Clearly seeing the true Dhamma, he is freed from suffering. Therefore indeed, duties should be fulfilled, by a discerning son of the Buddha; Following the instruction of the Supreme Buddha, then he will go to Nibbāna. The Chapter on Duties is concluded.