The chapter on the robe-making ceremony (PLI-TV-KD7)

14. Discussion on obstacles and removal of obstacles

“Monks, there are two obstacles for the ending of the robe season:

the monastery obstacle and the robe obstacle.

What’s the monastery obstacle?

A monk stays in that monastery or he leaves intending to return.

What’s the robe obstacle?

A monk hasn’t made a robe, or he hasn’t finished it, or he’s expecting more robe-cloth.

There are two removals of obstacles for the ending of the robe season:

the removal of the monastery obstacle and the removal of the robe obstacle.

What’s the removal of the monastery obstacle?

A monk leaves that monastery without intending to return.

What’s the removal of the robe obstacle?

A monk has made a robe; or the robe-cloth is lost, destroyed, or burned; or his expectation of more robe-cloth is disappointed.”

The seventh chapter on the robe-making ceremony is finished.

This is the summary:

“Thirty monks from Pāva,

Stayed discontented in Sāketa;

Completed the rains, with soaked,

Went to see the Victor.

This is the basis for the robe-making ceremony,

And five things are allowable;

Without informing, going without taking,

Just so eating in a group.

And as much as you need, the given,

Is for those who have participated in the robe-making ceremony;

Motion, just thus performed,

Just thus not performed.

Marking, and just washing,

And planning, cutting;

Tacking, hem, strip of cloth,

Strengthening, border lengthwise.

Border crosswise, patch,

Dyeing, indication, hint;

Borrowed, stored, to be relinquished,

Not marked, apart from those three.

Apart from five or more,

With cut sections with panels;

Not apart from an individual, correctly,

He appreciates outside the monastery zone.

The robe-making ceremony is not performed,

Thus it was taught by the Buddha;

Brand new, nearly new, old,

Rag, and from a shop.

Without indication, without hint,

And not borrowed, not stored;

Not to be relinquished, marked,

And so with the three robes.

Five or more,

Cut sections made with panels;

Performed by an individual, correctly,

He appreciates inside the monastery zone.

In this way is the robe-making ceremony performed,

Eight key phrases for ending;

Departing, finished,

And decision, lost.

Hearing, disappointed expectation,

Monastery zone, ending together as the eighth;

Takes a finished robe,

He goes, thinking, “I won’t return.”

So, for him the robe season ends,

When he departs;

He goes taking robe-cloth,

Outside the monastery zone he thinks:

“I’ll make it. I won’t return.”

For him the robe season ends when it’s finished;

Takes outside the monastery zone, thinking, “Just not,

And I won’t return.”

So, for him the robe season ends,

When he decides;

He goes taking robe-cloth,

Outside the monastery zone he thinks:

“I’ll make it. I won’t return.”

While making it, it is lost;

So, for him the robe season ends,

When it is lost.

Taking it, he goes, thinking, “I’ll return”,

He has the robe made outside;

When his robe is finished, he hears,

There the robe season has ended.

So, for him the robe season ends,

When he hears about it;

Taking it, he goes, thinking, “I’ll return”,

He has the robe made outside.

When the robe is finished, outside,

He remains until the robe season ends;

So, for him the robe season ends,

When he is outside the monastery zone.

Taking it, he goes, thinking, “I’ll return”,

He has the robe made outside;

When the robe is finished, thinking, “I’ll return”,

The robe season ends together with.

So, for him the robe season ends,

Together with the monks;

And takes, with,

Seven with sevenfold outcome.

There is no ending by departing,

The outcome in the unfinished set of six;

Takes, outside the monastery zone,

“I’ll make”, he produces.

Finished, and decision,

Lost, these three;

Taking it, he goes, thinking, “I won’t return”,

“I’ll make outside the monastery zone”.

Finished, also decision,

Also lost, these three;

Not decided, he does not think,

Below is the threefold method.

Taking it, he goes, thinking, “I’ll return”,

When outside the monastery zone, thinking, “I’ll make”;

“I’ll not return”, he has it made,

The robe season ends when the robe is finished.

Decision, and lost,

Hearing, outside the monastery zone;

Together with the monks,

Thus is the outcome of the fifteen.

With, unfinished,

Thus again with;

These four sections,

Are all fifteenfold.

And not as expected, as expected,

And business those three;

By this method one should here understand,

Three, twelve, twelve.

Here the nine on without taking,

Fivefold on good meditation there;

Obstacles, removal of obstacles,

The summary is made from this method.”

In this chapter there are one hundred and eighteen topics by means of groups of twelve with repetition.

The chapter on the robe-making ceremony is finished.