[82] Bhikkhus, a preceptor (upajjhāya) should conduct himself properly toward his pupil (saddhivihārika). Herein, this is the proper conduct: Bhikkhus, the pupil should be furthered and assisted by the preceptor with recitation (uddesa), with interrogation (paripucchā), with exhortation (ovāda), and with instruction (anusāsanī).
If the preceptor has a bowl and the pupil has no bowl, the preceptor should give a bowl to the pupil, or effort should be made, thinking, "How now may a bowl be procured for the pupil?" If the preceptor has a robe and the pupil has no robe, the preceptor should give a robe to the pupil, or effort should be made, thinking, "How now may a robe be procured for the pupil?" If the preceptor has a requisite and the pupil has no requisite, the preceptor should give a requisite to the pupil, or effort should be made, thinking, "How now may a requisite be procured for the pupil?"
If the pupil is sick, having risen early, tooth-wood should be given him, water for rinsing the mouth should be given, a seat should be prepared. If there is rice gruel, having washed a vessel, the gruel should be offered. When he has drunk the gruel, having given water, having received the vessel, holding it low, having washed it properly without scraping it, it should be put away. When the pupil has risen, the seat should be taken up. If that place is dirty, that place should be swept.
If the pupil wishes to enter the village, an inner robe should be given him, the spare inner robe should be received in exchange; a waistband should be given; having folded them in layers, the outer robes (saṅghāṭi) should be given; having washed the bowl, it should be given together with water. Thinking, "By about this time he will return," a seat should be prepared; water for the feet, a footstool, and a foot-wiper should be set out; having gone to meet him, his bowl and robe should be received; the spare inner robe should be given, the inner robe should be received. If the robe is damp with sweat, it should be dried in the warmth for a while, but the robe should not be left lying in the heat. The robe should be folded; when folding the robe, one should fold it setting the edges four finger-breadths apart, thinking, "May there be no crease in the middle." The waistband should be placed in the fold of the robe.
If there is almsfood and the pupil wishes to eat, having given water, the almsfood should be offered. The pupil should be asked about drinking-water. When he has eaten, having given water, having received the bowl, holding it low, having washed it properly without scraping it, having freed it of water, it should be dried in the warmth for a while, but the bowl should not be left lying in the heat. The bowl and robe should be put away. When putting away the bowl, having taken the bowl in one hand and felt under the bed or under the chair with the other hand, the bowl should be put away; and the bowl should not be put down on ground without a covering. When putting away the robe, having taken the robe in one hand and wiped the robe-rail or robe-cord with the other hand, having placed the edge on the far side and the fold on the near side, the robe should be put away. When the pupil has risen, the seat should be taken up; the water for the feet, the footstool, and the foot-wiper should be put away. If that place is dirty, that place should be swept.
If the pupil wishes to bathe, a bath should be prepared. If there is need of cold water, cold water should be prepared; if there is need of hot water, hot water should be prepared.
If the pupil wishes to enter the bath-house (jantāghara), the bath-powder should be kneaded, the clay should be moistened; taking a bath-house stool and going, having given the bath-house stool, having received his robe, it should be laid aside at one side; the powder should be given, the clay should be given. If he is able, he [the preceptor] should enter the bath-house. When entering the bath-house, having smeared the face with clay, having covered himself in front and behind, he should enter the bath-house. He should not sit down encroaching upon the elder bhikkhus, nor should new bhikkhus be kept from a seat. In the bath-house, service should be rendered to the pupil. When leaving the bath-house, taking the bath-house stool, having covered himself in front and behind, he should leave the bath-house. In the water also, service should be rendered to the pupil. Having bathed, having come out first, having dried his own body and put on his inner robe, he should wipe the water from the pupil's body; the inner robe should be given, the outer robe should be given. Taking the bath-house stool, having come back first, a seat should be prepared; water for the feet, a footstool, and a foot-wiper should be set out. The pupil should be asked about drinking-water.
In whatever dwelling the pupil lives, if that dwelling is dirty, it should be cleaned if he is able. When cleaning the dwelling, having first taken out the bowl and robe, they should be laid at one side; having taken out the sitting-cloth and sheet, they should be laid at one side; having taken out the mattress and pillow, they should be laid at one side. The bed, keeping it low, having taken it out properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or door-frame, should be set at one side. The chair, keeping it low, having taken it out properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or door-frame, should be set at one side. The bed-supports should be taken out and set at one side; the spittoon should be taken out and set at one side; the leaning-board should be taken out and set at one side. The ground-covering, having noted how it was laid, should be taken out and set at one side. If there are cobwebs in the dwelling, they should first be removed from the ceiling-covering; the corners of the window-openings should be wiped. If a wall finished with red ochre has become stained, it should be wiped with a cloth that has been moistened and wrung out. If a floor finished with blackening has become stained, it should be wiped with a cloth that has been moistened and wrung out. If the floor is untreated, it should be swept after sprinkling it with water, thinking, "May the dwelling not be soiled with dust." Having gathered up the rubbish, it should be discarded at one side. Having sunned the ground-covering, having cleaned it, beaten it, and brought it back, it should be laid as it was laid before. Having sunned the bed-supports, having wiped them and brought them back, they should be set in their proper place. Having sunned the bed, having cleaned it, beaten it, keeping it low, having brought it back properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or door-frame, it should be set as it was set before. Having sunned the chair, having cleaned it, beaten it, keeping it low, having brought it back properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or door-frame, it should be set as it was set before. Having sunned the mattress and pillow, having cleaned them, beaten them, and brought them back, they should be laid as they were laid before. Having sunned the sitting-cloth and sheet, having cleaned them, beaten them, and brought them back, they should be laid as they were laid before. Having sunned the spittoon, having wiped it and brought it back, it should be set in its proper place. Having sunned the leaning-board, having wiped it and brought it back, it should be set in its proper place. The bowl and robe should be put away. When putting away the bowl, having taken the bowl in one hand and felt under the bed or under the chair with the other hand, the bowl should be put away; and the bowl should not be put down on ground without a covering. When putting away the robe, having taken the robe in one hand and wiped the robe-rail or robe-cord with the other hand, having placed the edge on the far side and the fold on the near side, the robe should be put away.
If dusty winds blow from the east, the eastern windows should be closed. If dusty winds blow from the west, the western windows should be closed. If dusty winds blow from the north, the northern windows should be closed. If dusty winds blow from the south, the southern windows should be closed. If it is the cold season, the windows should be opened by day and closed by night. If it is the hot season, the windows should be closed by day and opened by night.
If the cell-precinct is dirty, the cell-precinct should be swept. If the gatehouse is dirty, the gatehouse should be swept. If the attendance-hall is dirty, the attendance-hall should be swept. If the fire-hall is dirty, the fire-hall should be swept. If the privy is dirty, the privy should be swept. If there is no drinking-water, drinking-water should be provided. If there is no water for washing, water for washing should be provided. If there is no water in the rinsing-pot, water should be poured into the rinsing-pot.
If discontent has arisen in the pupil, the preceptor should take him away elsewhere or have him taken away elsewhere, or a talk on Dhamma should be given him. If remorse has arisen in the pupil, the preceptor should dispel it or have it dispelled, or a talk on Dhamma should be given him. If a wrong view has arisen in the pupil, the preceptor should dissuade him from it or have him dissuaded from it, or a talk on Dhamma should be given him.
If the pupil has committed a grave offense (garudhamma) and deserves probation (parivāsa), the preceptor should make effort, thinking, "How now may the Saṅgha grant probation to the pupil?" If the pupil deserves to be sent back to the beginning, the preceptor should make effort, thinking, "How now may the Saṅgha send the pupil back to the beginning?" If the pupil deserves penance (mānatta), the preceptor should make effort, thinking, "How now may the Saṅgha grant penance to the pupil?" If the pupil deserves rehabilitation (abbhāna), the preceptor should make effort, thinking, "How now may the Saṅgha rehabilitate the pupil?"
If the Saṅgha wishes to carry out a formal act against the pupil — one of censure, or of demotion, or of banishment, or of reconciliation, or of suspension — the preceptor should make effort, thinking, "How now may the Saṅgha not carry out the act against the pupil, or convert it to a lighter one?" Or if a formal act — one of censure, or of demotion, or of banishment, or of reconciliation, or of suspension — has been carried out against him by the Saṅgha, the preceptor should make effort, thinking, "How now may the pupil conduct himself properly, be subdued, and conduct himself so as to merit release, so that the Saṅgha may revoke that act?"
If the pupil's robe needs to be washed, the preceptor should instruct him, saying, "You should wash it thus," or effort should be made, thinking, "How now may the pupil's robe be washed?" If a robe needs to be made for the pupil, the preceptor should instruct him, saying, "You should make it thus," or effort should be made, thinking, "How now may the pupil's robe be made?" If dye needs to be boiled for the pupil, the preceptor should instruct him, saying, "You should boil it thus," or effort should be made, thinking, "How now may the pupil's dye be boiled?" If the pupil's robe needs to be dyed, the preceptor should instruct him, saying, "You should dye it thus," or effort should be made, thinking, "How now may the pupil's robe be dyed?" When dyeing the robe, it should be dyed turning it properly again and again; and one should not go away while the drips have not ceased.
If the pupil is sick, he should be tended for as long as his life lasts; his recovery should be awaited.
The duties toward a pupil (saddhivihārikavatta) are finished.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.