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14. A monk, who has got a mat made, should use it, even 
against his wish, for six years. If he gets another mat made 
within the six years—whether he has left or not the old one— 
without the permission of the community of monks, he com- 
mits a sin which involves Forfeiture. 
15. If a monk gets a new piece of carpet made into a seat 
for himself, he must, in order to disfigure it, patch the same 
with a piece of the breadth of the Buddha’s span taken from 
all parts of the old one which he formerly used. If the monk, 
with the object of not disfiguring the new one, does not take a 
piece of the breadth of the Buddha’s span from all parts of the 
old one, he commits a sin which involves Forfeiture. 
. df a monk, while he is on a journey, gets some goat’s 
wool, he should accept it if he likes; and having accepted it 
€ may carry it in his own hand, jf there is no porter, for a 
distance of three miles. If he carries it further he commits a 
sin which involves Forfeiture. 
17. Whatsoever monk gets a goat’s wool washed, dyed or 
combed out by a nun who is not related to him, commits a sin 
which involves Forfeiture. 
atsoever monk receives gold or silver in his own 
hand or makes another person receive it for him commits a 
sin which involves Forfeiture. 
_ 19. Whatsoever monk performs the various transactions 
n silver (coin) ! commits a sin which involves Forfeiture 
. «J. Whatsoever monk engages himself in any of the various 
kinds of buying and selling transactions commits a sin which 
‘nvolves Forfeiture. 
: Summary.—T wo rules regarding the bowl, two rules regard 
ing the weaver, gift taken back, the last month of autumn, 
‘ig In a solitary residence, the materials for robes, appro- 
Priation, and keeping in store. 
k nit A monk can keep an extra bowl for ten days. 
ree beyond that period he commits a sin which involves 
orfeiture. 
brok . -Whatsoever monk possesses a bowl which is not 
of *n in five places and which can be still used, yet desirous 
—S Something fine seeks for and obtains a new bowl in 
involves Forfeiture. 
ait That bowl must be forfeited by that monk to his commu- 
= monks; and whichever bowl in possession of that com- 
nity shall be found to be the worst bowl, that shall be 
re 2 
a Mion-mtshan-can ” signifies, according to Csoma, an actor on 
May ae °F in a lawsuit. It corresponds to Sanskrit ‘‘rapika” which 
‘ignify silver (coin). 
