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"With his own hand" means by his own hand. The connection is, "If any bhikkhu sits alone in a secluded place with a woman, there is an offense of expiation for him." Here, "secluded" means hidden. "Sits" means sits. "Alone" means together. 44. In "drinking strong drink and fermented liquor," here, "strong drink" is liquor made from grains, etc. "Fermented liquor" is intoxicant made from flowers, etc. The meaning is, "If any bhikkhu drinks both of these, even with the tip of a kusa grass blade, from the very seed, there is an offense of expiation due to drinking them." And in "poking with a finger," the meaning is, "There is an offense of expiation due to poking armpits, etc., with fingers." In "accusing in a playful manner," above In splashing water, in a playful manner, for the purpose of play, there is an offense of pācitti for him, this is the meaning. 45.Even in disrespect, there is pācitti, this means that even in showing disrespect towards a person or towards the Dhamma, there is pācitti, this is the meaning. Whatever monk, being spoken to by an ordained monk who is wise, shows disrespect from unwillingness to do his word or from unwillingness to learn that Dhamma, for him, in that disrespect, there is pācitti, this is the meaning. Having made a frightening speech or having shown a frightening form, even if he frightens a monk, there is pācitti, this is the meaning. 46. Whatever monk, not sick, having set aside some reason, should light a fire or cause it to be lit, for him there is pācitti, this is the connection. There, "some reason" means having set aside such a reason as lighting a lamp or making a fire for cooking food, etc. "Fire" means fire. 47-8. Without taking a kappabindu, for one who uses a new robe, for one who enjoys a new robe, there is pācitti, this is the meaning. "Kappabindu" means a kappabindu of the size of a peacock's eye, a circle, or the back of a finger, of any of these sizes. "Without taking" means not having taken. Having removed a monk's robe and other requisites, for one who hides it or causes it to be hidden, for a monk with the intention of jest, there is pācitti, this is the meaning. "Robe and other" means, by the word "etc.", a bowl, sitting cloth, needle-case, waist-band, etc., are included. "For one who hides" means for one who hides. "With the intention of jest" means with the intention of jest. "A monk who knowingly kills a living being, even an animal," this means whatever monk, knowing "it is a living being," should kill an animal, whether small or large, for him there is pācitti, this is the meaning. 49. "Desiring to conceal, he conceals, even a serious offense of a monk," this means whatever monk, having the desire to conceal a monk's serious offense called a Saṅghādisesa, conceals it, for him there is pācitti, this is the meaning. Having arranged with a woman, for a monk who has gone to another village, there is pācitti, this is the connection. 50. "Or should strike a monk," this means whatever monk should strike a monk, for him there is pācitti. Such is the explanation. If a bhikkhu, showing a striking posture, raises his body or something attached to his body, he incurs a pācittiya; such is the meaning. If a bhikkhu accuses or causes to be accused another bhikkhu with a baseless Saṅghādisesa, he incurs a pācittiya; such is the meaning. Therein, "baseless" means without a seen, heard, or suspected basis. 51. And also in causing remorse: if one, saying "I suppose you are less than twenty years old," etc., causes remorse, because of causing remorse, he incurs a pācittiya. If a bhikkhu goes to eavesdrop to hear the words of those who are quarreling, for the purpose of quarreling, he incurs a pācittiya; such is the connection. Therein, "for the purpose of quarreling" means for the purpose of dispute. "Of those who are quarreling" means of those who are disputing. "Eavesdropping" means near the hearing. 52. If a bhikkhu diverts to another person a gain that has been designated for the Saṅgha, he incurs a pācittiya; such is the connection. Therein, "diverts" means designates. "Without asking" means without asking, saying "I ask permission to enter the village at the wrong time" or "I will enter the village." "An existing bhikkhu" means seeing a bhikkhu within the inner precinct boundary, within sight, whom it is possible to ask with a normal word, such an existing bhikkhu. "Of the village" means to the village; the genitive case for the object. "Gone" is the locative case for the dative meaning; it means "to one who has gone." If a bhikkhu goes to the village at the wrong time without asking an existing bhikkhu, he incurs a pācittiya; such is the meaning. The rest is clear. The explanation of the Pācittiya section is finished. 5. Explanation of the Miscellaneous Section 53. Now, to show the miscellaneous, "belonging to the Saṅgha," etc., is begun. Therein, if a bhikkhu, being in charge, gives a heavy article belonging to the Saṅgha to another, he incurs a thullaccaya. If he gives it to another with the intention of theft, it would be a pārājika, etc., according to the object; a dukkaṭa for a dukkaṭa object, a thullaccaya for a thullaccaya object, a pārājika for a pārājika object; thus it is said. is. 54. "Garments made of kusa grass, etc." Here, the word "etc." includes bark and planks. A kusa-grass garment, a bark garment, a plank garment. Therein, a kusa-grass garment is a garment made by weaving kusa grass. A bark garment is the bark of trees worn by ascetics. A plank garment is a garment made by sewing together planks shaped like planks. "Blanket of hair and tail-hair" means a blanket made of hair, a blanket made of tail-hair, that is, a hair-blanket or a tail-hair blanket. A hair-blanket is a blanket woven with hair. A tail-hair blanket is a blanket woven with yak-tail hair. "Except for the time" means except for the time when the robe is lost. "Wearing" means for one who wears. "Owl-wing and deer-skin coverings" means a covering of owl-wings and deer-skin. Therein, "owl-wings" is a lower garment made of owl-feathers. "Deer-skin covering" is a deer-skin with hair and hooves. The meaning is: except for the time when the robe is lost, for one who wears any of these seven items, there is an offense of grave fault. 55. "In a knife-action" means an action to be done with a knife. "In a bladder-action" means an action to be done on the bladder. "One's own sign" means one's own private parts. The connection is: for one who cuts it, there is an offense of grave fault. "Eating flesh, etc." Here, the word "etc." includes bones, blood, skin, and hair. Therefore, the meaning is: due to eating human flesh, bones, blood, skin, or hair, there is an offense of grave fault. 56. "Garments of banana fiber, eraka grass, or akkaka bark." Here, for one who wears garments made of banana fiber, eraka grass, or akkaka bark, there is an offense of wrong-doing. "Potthaka" is a potthaka garment made of makaciva bark. "All blue, etc." Here, the word "etc." includes all red, all black, and all madder-dyed. Therein, "all blue" is entirely blue. Similarly for the rest. Blue is the color of ummāra flowers. Yellow is the color of kaṇikāra flowers. Red is the color of jayasumana flowers. Black is the color of half-baked bricks. Madder-dyed is the color of lac-juice. In any of these eight items, which to him who holds anything, there would be a dukkaṭa. 57-8. "Of elephants, horses, snakes, and pigs" means the flesh, bones, blood, skin, and hair of elephants, horses, snakes, and pigs. "Of lions, tigers, panthers, and leopards" means the flesh, etc., of lions, tigers, panthers, and leopards. To one who eats the flesh, etc., of a hyena, or meat offered for a specific purpose, or unasked-for meat, there would be a dukkaṭa. "Watering places, etc." Here, the word "etc." includes latrines and urinals. Therefore, having abandoned and avoided the usual path and the customary sequence, if one should go to a bathing place, a latrine, or a urinal, there would be a dukkaṭa for him—this is the meaning. 59. "Suddenly" means with speed, quickly. "Having lifted up" means having lifted up the inner robe from afar; the 'va' sound has come due to sandhi. "Enters" means should enter. "Latrine and urinal" means the latrine and the urinal. "Enters" means should enter. The construction is: If any bhikkhu should enter or exit a latrine or urinal suddenly, or should enter or exit having lifted up (his robe), or should enter it avoiding coughing, there would be a dukkaṭa for him. 60. To him who makes excrement while groaning, or while chewing a tooth-stick, there would be a dukkaṭa—this is the meaning. If one should make excrement or urine outside the latrine or urinal troughs, there would be a dukkaṭa for him. 61. "Should scrape with a rough stick" means should scrape with a split stick, or a rough stick, or a knotty stick, or a rotten stick, or a hollow stick—this is the meaning. "Stick" means a scraping stick. "In the pit" means in the excrement pit. "And soiled" means smeared with excrement. "Should not wash" means should not wash himself, nor have others wash it. "And rubbish" means and refuse. "Should not clean or sweep." 62. To him who makes a "capucapu" sound while performing water duties, or while rinsing his mouth, there would be a dukkaṭa—this is the meaning. "Unasked" means without being commanded. "By the elder" means by the elder of the Sangha. "Pātimokkha" means the recitation of the Pātimokkha. "Should recite" means should recite, there would be a dukkaṭa. 63. In answering a question without being asked, in explaining a question without being asked, In preparing, in reciting without asking, in lighting a lamp without asking, in extinguishing a lamp without asking— in these four matters, there would be a dukkaṭa for him. 64. Without asking, if he were to open or close window shutters, there would be a dukkaṭa for him— this is the connection. Here, in "Vandanādi" (etc.),