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and on occasional days. These extras in a great measure 

 nullify the original rule. 



Under the second, or raiment, in addition to garments made 

 of cast-away cloth, or refuse, they are permitted to wear robes 

 made of linen, cotton, silk, woollen cloth, hempen cloth, or 

 apparently anything which will take a yellow colour. 



Under the head of a dwelling, in addition to living at the 

 foot of a tree, they are allowed to dwell in temples, halls 

 square houses, terraced buildings, and caves. 



Under the head of medicine, they are allowed, in addition to 

 cows' urine, ghee, butter, oil, honey, and sugar. By these 

 "atireka labho" the ascetic principle is destroyed. 



From the next precept it would appear that these extras were 

 only occasional at the commencement of the system. 



A young man solicited admission to the priesthood, and they 

 immediately informed him of the four Nissaya. He replied, 

 " If as a priest lam to be subject to these rules, lam unwilling 

 to enter the priesthood," and went away disgusted. They 

 informed Buddha, who ordained — 



14. " Priests, the Nissaya shall not be previously declared 

 to the (applicant for ordination). He who declares them is 

 guilty of Dukkata. I direct, priests, that they be declared at 

 the time of giving Upasampada. " 



At one time Upasampada was given in assemblies where 

 only two or three priests were present. This being reported to 

 Buddha, he decreed : — 



15. " Priests, it is not proper that Upasampada should be 

 given in an assembly of less than ten priests. Whoever gives 

 Upasampada in a smaller assembly is guilty of Dukkata. I 

 direct, priests, that Upasampada be given in an assembly of 

 ten priests, or of more than ten. " 



At that time, some priests who had only received Upasampada 

 one or two years assumed the office of superior (upajjhaya), and 



