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Vinaya Piṭaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga - Sekhiyas
Sekhiyas - Training Rules
1:
To wear the lower robe correctly.
2:
To wear the upper robe correctly.
3:
To have the robe cover the neck and down to the wrists when sitting in inhabited areas.
4:
To have the robe cover the neck and down to the wrists when in inhabited areas.
5:
To behave well controlled when sitting in inhabited areas.
6:
To behave well controlled when going to inhabited areas.
7:
To keep the eyes lowered when sitting in inhabited areas.
8:
To keep the eyes lowered when going to inhabited areas.
9:
Not to lift the robes when sitting in inhabited areas.
10:
Not to lift the robes when going to inhabited areas.
11:
Not to laugh loudly when sitting in inhabited areas.
12:
Not to laugh loudly when going to inhabited areas.
13:
To speak in a low voice when sitting in inhabited areas.
14:
To speak in a low voice when going to inhabited areas.
15:
Not to swing the body when sitting in inhabited areas.
16:
Not to swing the body when going to inhabited areas.
17:
Not to swing the arms when sitting in inhabited areas.
18:
Not to swing the arms when going to inhabited areas.
19:
Not to swing the head when sitting in inhabited areas.
20:
Not to swing the head when going to inhabited areas.
21:
Not to place the hands on the hips when sitting in inhabited areas.
22:
Not to place the hands on the hips when going to inhabited areas.
23:
Not to cover the head when sitting in inhabited areas.
24:
Not to cover the head when going to inhabited areas.
25:
Not to stand on tiptoes or on the heels within inhabited areas.
26:
Not to sit with the knees raised and the arms wrapped around the legs when in inhabited areas.
27:
To adopt a respectful attitude when going to collect food.
28:
Maintain the attention on the bowl when going to collect food.
29:
Not to accept more than one ration of curry for every three rations of rice when going to collect food.
30:
Accept food in proportion to the bowl, without exceeding its inner rim, when going to collect food.
31:
Take care to adopt a respectful attitude when eating.
32:
When eating, keep the attention on the bowl.
33:
Eat the food from one side of the bowl to the other without rejecting any.
34:
Eat with a ratio of one part of curry to three parts of rice.
35:
Not to take and eat food placed at the top of a heap of food, or flatten down a heap of food.
36:
Not to hide the curry under the rice in order to obtain more.
37:
Not to request and eat food if one is not ill.
38:
Not to look into someone else's bowl with jealousy.
39:
Not to eat by inserting large morsels in the mouth.
40:
To prepare mouthfuls of suitable proportions.
41:
Not to open the mouth before the food reaches it.
42:
Not to put the hand in the mouth while eating.
43:
Not to speak with a full mouth.
44:
Not to throw pieces of food into the mouth.
45:
Not to eat breaking up the mouthfuls.
46:
Not to eat stuffing the cheeks.
47:
Not to shake the hands about when eating.
48:
Not to scatter the rice when eating.
49:
Not to poke the tongue out when eating.
50:
Not to smack the lips while eating.
51:
Not to make a slurping noise when drinking.
52:
Not to lick one's fingers.
53:
Not to lick the bowl when eating.
54:
Not to lick the lips when eating.
55:
Not to hold a drinking vessel with a soiled hand.
56:
Not to empty a bowl's rinsing up water containing rice in an inhabited area.
57:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone holding an umbrella unless they are ill.
58:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone holding a walking stick unless they are ill.
59:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone holding a knife unless they are ill.
60:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone holding a weapon unless they are ill.
61:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is wearing shoes unless they are ill.
62:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is wearing sandals unless they are ill.
63:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is inside a vehicle unless they are ill.
64:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is lying down unless they are ill.
65:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is sitting with their arms around their knees unless they are ill.
66:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone wearing a turban unless they are ill.
67:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone whose head is covered unless they are ill.
68:
While sitting on the ground, not to teach the dhamma to someone sitting on a seat unless they are ill.
69:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone sitting at a higher level unless they are ill.
70:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is sitting while one is standing unless they are ill.
71:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is walking ahead of you unless he is ill.
72:
Not to teach the dhamma to someone who walks on a footpath while one is walking to the side of the footpath unless he is ill.
73:
Not to defecate or urinate standing up unless required by medical reasons.
74:
Not to defecate, urinate, or spit on green plants unless a medical reason prevents doing otherwise.
75:
Not to defecate, urinate, or spit in water unless a medical reason prevents doing otherwise.
