[396] There is no offense (anāpatti): when it is a dwelling without a loft (avehāsakuṭi); when [the loft] is so low as to strike the head¹; when the space below is not in use [as a living area]; when [the upper floor] is boarded over with planks; when a securing pin has been supplied; when, standing upon it, he takes hold of [something] or hangs [something] up; for one who is mad; for the first offender.
# ¹ The Burmese edition (M.) reads *sīsasaṃghaṭṭāya*.
The Eighth Training Rule is finished.
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The Ninth Training Rule
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.