[15] tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū uccāsayanamahāsayanāni dhārenti seyyathīdaṁ āsandiṁ pallaṅkaṁ goṇakaṁ cittakaṁ paṭikaṁ paṭilikaṁ tūlikaṁ vikatikaṁ uddhalomiṁ ekantalomiṁ kaṭissaṁ koseyyaṁ kuttakaṁ hatthattharaṁ assattharaṁ rathattharaṁ ajinappaveṇiṁ kaddalimigapavarapaccatharaṇaṁ sauttaracchadaṁ ubhatolohitakūpadhānaṁ. |
Now at that time the Group-of-six monks used high and great furnishings for reclining: a dais, a throne, a long-haired coverlet, a decorated coverlet, a white spread made of animal hair, a wool coverlet with floral designs, a blanket of cotton batting, a wool coverlet decorated with animals, a wool covering with fleece on both sides, a wool covering with the fleece on one side, a silken sheet embroidered with jewels (woven with silver or gold threads), a dancer’s carpet, an elephant-back rug, a horse-back rug, a chariot rug, a spread of black antelope skins, a sheet of kadali-deer hide, a bed with a canopy above, a bed with red cushions at either end. |
manussā vihāracārikaṁ āhiṇḍantā passitvā ujjhāyanti khīyanti vipācenti seyyathāpi gihī kāmabhoginoti. |
People wandering on a tour of the dwellings, on seeing them, criticized and complained and spread it about, “Just like householders who partake of sensuality.” |
bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. |
They reported the matter to the Blessed One. |
(Mv.V.10.4) na bhikkhave uccāsayanamahāsayanāni dhāretabbāni seyyathīdaṁ āsandi pallaṅko goṇako cittako paṭikā paṭalikā tūlikā vikatikā uddhalomī ekantalomī kaṭissaṁ koseyyaṁ kuttakaṁ hatthattharaṁ assattharaṁ rathattharaṁ ajinappaveṇi kaddalimigapavarapaccattharaṇaṁ sauttaracchadaṁ ubhatolohitakūpadhānaṁ yo dhāreyya āpatti dukkaṭassāti. |
“One should not use high and great furnishings for reclining: a dais, a throne, a long-haired coverlet, a decorated coverlet, a white spread made of animal hair, a wool coverlet with floral designs, a blanket of cotton batting, a wool coverlet decorated with animals, a wool covering with fleece on both sides, a wool covering with the fleece on one side, a silken sheet embroidered with jewels (woven with silver or gold threads), a silken sheet decorated with jewels (fringed with silver or gold), a dancer’s carpet, an elephant-back rug, a horse-back rug, a chariot rug, a spread of black antelope skins, a sheet of kadali-deer hide, a bed with a canopy above, a bed with red cushions at either end. Whoever should use them: an offense of wrong doing.” |