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If the pupils and co-residents have no bowl, or robe, or any other requisite, and one has an extra bowl and robe, or extra requisites, they should be given. If not, effort should be made to seek them in a righteous way. If the pupils and co-residents are sick, all duties must be performed, starting with giving tooth-sticks and ending with pouring water into the rinsing pot, in the manner stated for the preceptor's duties; those who do not perform them incur an offense. Therefore, teachers and preceptors should behave properly towards their pupils and co-residents. Indeed, among teachers, preceptors, and so on, whoever does not behave properly, that one incurs an offense. Discourse on the duties of preceptors and so on. 185. Now, the duties of a visiting monk and so on should be known. A visiting monk, having gone near the boundary of the precinct, should take off his sandals, lower them, shake them out, take them by the strap, lower his umbrella, uncover his head, place his robe from his head onto his shoulder, and enter the monastery carefully, without haste. Entering the monastery, He should observe: "Where do the resident monks gather?" Where the resident monks gather, whether in the service hall, or in a pavilion, or at the foot of a tree, he should go there, put his bowl aside, put his robe aside, take a suitable seat and sit down. He should ask for drinking water, he should ask for bathing water, "Which is the drinking water? Which is the bathing water?" If there is need for drinking water, he should take the drinking water and drink. If there is need for bathing water, he should take the bathing water and wash his feet. When washing the feet, water should be poured with one hand, and the feet washed with the other hand. Water should not be poured with the same hand, nor should the feet be washed with the same hand. Having wiped the cloth for wiping sandals, the sandals should be wiped. When wiping the sandals, they should first be wiped with a dry cloth, then with a wet one. Having washed the cloth for wiping sandals, it should be spread out aside. If the resident monk is senior, he should be saluted. If he is junior, he should be made to salute. He should ask about the lodging, "Which lodging is assigned to me?" He should ask if it is occupied or unoccupied. "Is the alms-round village near, or far? Should one go for alms early, or during the day?" Thus, the alms-round should be inquired about. The unsuitable alms-territory should be inquired about. The suitable alms-territory should be inquired about. The unsuitable alms-territory means a village of those with wrong views, or a village with limited alms, where alms are given to one or two monks. Families that cause loss to trainees should be inquired about. The place for defecation should be inquired about. The place for urination should be inquired about. "Do they only drink the water from this pond, or do they also use it for bathing and other purposes?" Thus, both drinking water and bathing water should be inquired about. The walking stick should be inquired about. The Sangha's rules and regulations should be inquired about. In some places, wild animals or... there may be people, therefore it should be asked, "At what time should one enter? At what time should one leave?" If the dwelling is unoccupied, one should knock on the door, wait a moment, unlatch the bolt, open the door, and look inside from outside. If that dwelling is dirty, or a bed is placed on a bed, or a stool is placed on a stool, or the lodging is piled up high, if one is able, the entire dwelling should be cleaned. If unable, one's own living space should be kept clean. One who is able to clean everything, following the method stated in the Upajjhāya-vatta, should carry out the floor coverings, beds, stools, and so on, clean the dwelling, and then bring them back and arrange them in their proper places. If dusty winds blow from the east, the eastern windows should be closed. If dusty winds blow from the west, north, or south, the southern windows should be closed. If it is the cold season, the windows should be opened during the day, and closed at night. If it is the hot season, they should be closed during the day, and opened at night. If it is dirty, the precinct should be swept, the storeroom should be swept, the service hall should be swept, the fire hall should be swept, the latrine should be swept, drinking water and rinsing water should be provided, water should be poured into the rinsing pot. This is the duty of an arriving monk. 186.In the duty of a resident monk, a resident monk, seeing an arriving monk who is senior, should prepare a seat, provide water for the feet, a footstool, and a foot-mat. He should go forth and receive the bowl and robe. He should be asked with drinking water. When asking, if he drinks all the water brought once, he should be asked, "Shall I bring more?" He should also be fanned with a fan. When fanning, he should be fanned once on the back of the feet, once in the middle, and once on the head. When he says, "Enough," he should be fanned more gently. When he says, "Enough" again, he should be fanned even more gently. to be won. For the third time, the fan should be put down, and his feet should be washed. If he has his own oil, he should be massaged with oil. If not, he should be massaged with the other's oil. If he is able, the sandals should be cleaned. When cleaning sandals, first they should be wiped with a dry cloth, then with a wet one. The sandal-cleaning cloth should be washed and put aside. The arriving monk should be greeted. A lodging should be prepared, saying, "This lodging is suitable." Whether it is inhabited or uninhabited should be told. The alms-round area should be told. The non-alms-round area should be told. The families approved for training should be told. The toilet place should be told. The urinal place should be told. The drinking water should be told. The water for use should be told. The tooth-stick should be told. The Sangha's agreement on times should be told: "At this time one should enter, at this time one should leave." If the arriving monk is a newcomer, he should be told while seated: "Put the bowl here, put the robe here, this is the seat, sit down." The drinking water should be told. The water for use should be told. The sandal-cleaning cloth should be told. The arriving monk should be made to greet. The lodging and so on should also be told while seated. But when an elder arrives, a seat should be prepared, and all this should be done, even setting aside robe-work or new construction. One sweeping the stupa courtyard, should put down the broom and begin to perform his duty. For a wise arriving monk will say, "Sweep the stupa courtyard first." When preparing medicine for a sick person, if the sick person is not very ill, the duty should be performed without making medicine. But for a very ill person, medicine should be made. For a wise arriving monk will say, "Make the medicine first." This is the duty of the resident. 187. In the duty of the departing monk, the departing monk should Wooden furniture like beds and chairs, and clay vessels, dyeing pots and so on, all should be put away in the fire-hall or in another safe place. Having closed the doors and windows, having asked leave of the dwelling, one should depart. If there is no bhikkhu, the novice should be asked leave of. If there is no novice, the monastery attendant should be asked leave of. If there is no bhikkhu, or novice, or monastery attendant, on four stones having set up a bed, having placed bed upon bed, having placed chair upon chair, having made a pile of the dwelling's furnishings on top, having put away wooden furniture and clay vessels, having closed the doors and windows, one should depart. If the dwelling leaks, if one is able, it should all be covered, or effort should be made: "How might the dwelling be covered?" If this is obtained, this is skillful. If it is not obtained, in the place that does not leak, on four stones having set up a bed, having placed bed upon bed, having placed chair upon chair, having made a pile of the dwelling's furnishings on top, having put away wooden furniture and clay vessels, having closed the doors and windows, one should depart. If the dwelling leaks, if one is able, the dwelling's furnishings should be carried to the village, or effort should be made: "How might the dwelling's furnishings be carried to the village?" If this is obtained, this is skillful. If it is not obtained, in the open air, on four stones having set up a bed, having placed bed upon bed, having placed chair upon chair, having made a pile of the dwelling's furnishings on top, having put away wooden furniture and clay vessels, having covered them with grass or leaves, one should depart, thinking: "May the parts at least remain." This is the duty of one who is departing. 188. In the duty concerning the refectory, if the time has been announced in the monastery, by one covering the three circles, having worn the lower robe evenly, having tied the waist-band, having made it proper, having put on the outer robes, having unfastened the knot, having washed, having taken the bowl, carefully, without haste, the village should be entered. Not stepping on the elders. One should not go in front of bhikkhus. Well-covered, well-restrained, with downcast eyes, quietly, one should go inside the house. Not with body exposed, not with loud laughter, one should go inside the house. Not swaying the body, not swinging the arms, not shaking the head, one should go inside the house. Not with hands on hips, not with head covered, not squatting, one should go inside the house. Well-covered, well-restrained, with downcast eyes, quietly, one should sit inside the house. Not with body exposed, not with loud laughter, one should sit inside the house. Not swaying the body, not swinging the arms, not shaking the head,