[93] Bhikkhus, a pupil (antevāsika) should conduct himself properly toward his teacher (ācariya).
Herein, this is the proper conduct. Having risen early, having removed his sandals, having arranged his upper robe over one shoulder, he should give the tooth-wood; he should give water for rinsing the mouth; he should prepare a seat. If there is rice gruel (yāgu), 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, he should wash it properly without scraping it and put it away. When the teacher has risen, the seat should be taken up. If that place is dirty, that place should be swept.
If the teacher wishes to enter the village, his lower robe should be given, the spare lower robe should be received, the waistband should be given; having folded them in layers, the outer robes (saṅghāṭi) should be given; having washed the bowl, it should be given with water in it. If the teacher desires an attendant ascetic (pacchāsamaṇa), having dressed evenly all around so as to cover the three circles, having fastened the waistband, having folded the outer robes in layers and put them on, having fastened the fastener, having washed and taken the bowl, he should be the teacher's attendant ascetic. He should not walk too far away; he should not walk too close. He should receive what is placed in the bowl. When the teacher is speaking, he should not break in upon his speech in the middle. If the teacher is speaking in a way bordering on an offense, he should be restrained.
When returning, he should come back first and prepare a seat; he should set out water for the feet, a footstool, and a foot-scraper. Having gone out to meet him, he should receive his bowl and robe; he should give the spare lower robe; he should receive the lower robe. If the robe is damp with sweat, it should be dried in the heat for a short while, but the robe should not be left in the heat. The robe should be folded. When folding the robe, he should fold it offsetting the edge by four fingerbreadths, [with the thought,] "May there be no crease in the middle." The waistband should be placed in the fold.
If there is almsfood and the teacher wishes to eat, having given water, the almsfood should be offered. He should ask the teacher about drinking water. When he has eaten, having given water, having received the bowl, holding it low, he should wash it properly without scraping it, wipe it free of water, and dry it in the heat for a short while, but the bowl should not be left in the heat. The bowl and robe should be put away. When putting away the bowl, taking the bowl with one hand and feeling under the bed or under the chair with the other hand, the bowl should be put away; and the bowl should not be put away on the bare ground. When putting away the robe, taking the robe with one hand and wiping the robe-pole or the robe-line 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 teacher has risen, the seat should be taken up; the water for the feet, the footstool, and the foot-scraper should be put away. If that place is dirty, that place should be swept.
If the teacher wishes to bathe, a bath should be prepared. If he has need of cold water, cold should be prepared; if he has need of hot water, hot should be prepared. If the teacher wishes to enter the sauna (jantāghara), the bath-powder should be kneaded and the clay moistened; taking the sauna-stool and walking close behind the teacher, having given the sauna-stool and received his robe, it should be laid to one side; the powder should be given, the clay should be given. If he is able, he should enter the sauna. When entering the sauna, having smeared his face with clay and covered himself in front and behind, he should enter the sauna. He should not sit encroaching upon the elder bhikkhus, nor should new bhikkhus be kept from a seat. In the sauna he should perform a service for the teacher. When leaving the sauna, taking the sauna-stool and having covered himself in front and behind, he should leave the sauna. In the water too he should perform a service for the teacher. Having bathed, he should come out of the water first; having dried his own body and put on his lower robe, he should wipe the water from the teacher's body; the lower robe should be given; the saṅghāṭi should be given. Taking the sauna-stool, he should come back first and prepare a seat; he should set out water for the feet, a footstool, and a foot-scraper. He should ask the teacher about drinking water.
If he wishes to have the recitation (uddesa) given, he should request the recitation; if he wishes to question, he should question.
In whatever dwelling the teacher lives, if that dwelling is dirty, it should be cleaned, if he is able. When cleaning the dwelling, first taking out the bowl and robe, they should be laid to one side; taking out the sitting-cloth and sheet, they should be laid to one side; taking out the mattress and pillow, they should be laid to one side. Having lowered the bed, having taken it out properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-leaf and door-frame, it should be laid to one side. Having lowered the chair, having taken it out properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-leaf and door-frame, it should be laid to one side. Taking out the bed-supports, they should be laid to one side; taking out the spittoon, it should be laid to one side; taking out the leaning-board, it should be laid to one side; having noted how the ground-covering was laid, taking it out, it should be laid to one side.
If there are cobwebs in the dwelling, they should first be removed, [beginning] from the ceiling; the areas of the window-openings and the corners should be wiped. If a wall that has been treated with red ochre has become stained, it should be wiped with a cloth that has been moistened and wrung out. If a floor that has been treated with black coloring 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 being sprinkled with water, [with the thought,] "May the dwelling not be soiled with dust." Having collected the refuse, it should be discarded to one side.
Having sunned the ground-covering, cleaned it, and beaten it, having brought it back, it should be laid as it was laid before. Having sunned the bed-supports and wiped them, having brought them back, they should be set in their former place. Having sunned the bed, cleaned it, and beaten it, having lowered it, having brought it back properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-leaf and door-frame, it should be arranged as it was arranged before. Having sunned the chair, cleaned it, and beaten it, having lowered it, having brought it back properly without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-leaf and door-frame, it should be arranged as it was arranged before. Having sunned the mattress and pillow, cleaned them, and beaten them, having brought them back, they should be arranged as they were arranged before. Having sunned the sitting-cloth and sheet, cleaned them, and beaten them, having brought them back, they should be arranged as they were arranged before. Having sunned the spittoon and wiped it, having brought it back, it should be set in its former place. Having sunned the leaning-board and wiped it, having brought it back, it should be set in its former place.
The bowl and robe should be put away. When putting away the bowl, taking the bowl with one hand and feeling under the bed or under the chair with the other hand, the bowl should be put away; and the bowl should not be put away on the bare ground. When putting away the robe, taking the robe with one hand and wiping the robe-pole or the robe-line 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-compound is dirty, the cell-compound 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 set out; if there is no water for washing, water for washing should be set out; if there is no water in the rinsing-pot, water should be poured into the rinsing-pot.
If discontent has arisen in the teacher, the pupil should allay it, or have it allayed, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him. If remorse has arisen in the teacher, the pupil should dispel it, or have it dispelled, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him. If a wrong view has arisen in the teacher, the pupil should dissuade him from it, or have him dissuaded from it, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him.
If the teacher has committed an offense against a grave rule (garudhamma) and deserves probation (parivāsa), the pupil should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the Saṅgha grant probation to the teacher?" If the teacher deserves to be sent back to the beginning (mūlāya paṭikassanā), the pupil should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the Saṅgha send the teacher back to the beginning?" If the teacher deserves penance (mānatta), the pupil should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the Saṅgha grant penance to the teacher?" If the teacher deserves rehabilitation (abbhāna), the pupil should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the Saṅgha rehabilitate the teacher?"
If the Saṅgha wishes to carry out a formal act against the teacher — censure (tajjanīya), demotion (niyassa), banishment (pabbājanīya), reconciliation (paṭisāraṇīya), or suspension (ukkhepanīya) — the pupil should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the Saṅgha not carry out the act against the teacher, or commute it to a lighter one?" But if the formal act — censure, demotion, banishment, reconciliation, or suspension — has been carried out against him by the Saṅgha, the pupil should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the teacher conduct himself properly, become subdued, behave so as to merit release, so that the Saṅgha may revoke that act?"
If the teacher's robe needs to be washed, the pupil should wash it, or should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the teacher's robe be washed?" If a robe needs to be made for the teacher, the pupil should make it, or should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the teacher's robe be made?" If dye needs to be boiled for the teacher, the pupil should boil it, or should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the teacher's dye be boiled?" If the teacher's robe needs to be dyed, the pupil should dye it, or should make an effort, [thinking,] "How indeed may the teacher's robe be dyed?" When dyeing the robe, he should dye it properly, turning it over and over again; and he should not go away while the drips have not ceased.
Without asking leave of the teacher, he should not give a bowl to anyone, nor receive a bowl from anyone; he should not give a robe to anyone, nor receive a robe from anyone; he should not give a requisite to anyone, nor receive a requisite from anyone; he should not cut anyone's hair, nor have his hair cut by anyone; he should not perform a service for anyone, nor have a service performed for himself by anyone; he should not undertake chores for anyone, nor have chores undertaken for himself by anyone; he should not be anyone's attendant ascetic, nor take anyone as his attendant ascetic; he should not bring back almsfood for anyone, nor have almsfood brought back for himself by anyone. Without asking leave of the teacher, he should not enter a village, he should not go to a charnel ground (susāna), he should not depart for a distant region. If the teacher is sick, he should attend upon him for as long as his life lasts; he should wait for his recovery.
The duties toward a teacher (ācariyavatta) are finished.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.