The chapter on entering the rainy-season residence (PLI-TV-KD3)

The second rains residence: observance day within monastery

“It may happen that a monk agrees to spend the second rains residence in a particular monastery.

When he’s arrived at that monastery, he does the observance-day ceremony. On the following day, he enters and prepares the dwelling, sets out water for drinking and water for washing, and sweeps the yard.

He then leaves on that very day, despite not having any business.

The second rains residence doesn’t count for that monk. And there’s an offense of wrong conduct for agreeing.

It may happen that a monk agrees to spend the second rains residence in a particular monastery.

When he’s arrived at that monastery, he does the observance-day ceremony. On the following day, he enters and prepares the dwelling, sets out water for drinking and water for washing, and sweeps the yard.

He then leaves on that very day because of business. …

After staying there for two or three days, he leaves, despite not having any business. …

After staying there for two or three days, he leaves because of business. …

After staying there for two or three days, he leaves on seven-day business.

But he stays away for more than seven days.

The second rains residence doesn’t count for that monk. And there’s an offense of wrong conduct for agreeing.

… After staying there for two or three days, he leaves on seven-day business.

And he returns within seven days.

The second rains residence does count for that monk. And there’s no offense for agreeing.

It may happen that a monk agrees to spend the second rains residence in a particular monastery.

When he’s arrived at that monastery, he does the observance-day ceremony. On the following day, he enters and prepares the dwelling, sets out water for drinking and water for washing, and sweeps the yard.

Seven days before Komudī, the fourth full-moon day of the rainy season, he leaves because of business.

Whether he returns to that monastery or not, the second rains residence does count for that monk. And there’s no offense for agreeing.”

The third chapter on entering the rainy-season residence is finished.

This is the summary:

“To enter and when,

How many, and during the rains;

And they did not want, deliberately,

To postpone, lay follower.

Sick, and mother, father,

And brother, then a relative;

One staying with the monks, dwelling,

And also predatory, creeping animals.

And criminals, and demons,

And then burned down twice;

Swept away by flooding, it relocated,

And majority, donors.

Coarse or fine, suitable,

And medicine, with attendant;

Woman, sex worker, and single woman,

A paṇḍaka, and by a relative.

King, criminals, scoundrels, treasure,

And with eightfold on schism;

A cowherd’s dwelling, and a caravan, and a boat,

In a hollow, and in a fork.

Rains residence out in the open,

And without a dwelling;

Charnel house, and under a sunshade,

And they entered in a large earthenware pot.

Agreement, having agreed,

And observance days outside;

First, second,

Should be understood according to the same method.

He departs without business,

And the same with business;

And two or three days, and again,

And on seven-day business.

And returned within seven days,

Whether he returns or not;

Because of the gaps in the summary of topics,

One should attend carefully to the way of the passages of the Canonical text.”

In this chapter there are fifty-two topics.

The chapter on entering the rainy-season residence is finished.