[94] Bhikkhus, a teacher (ācariya) should conduct himself properly toward his pupil (antevāsika).
Herein, this is the proper conduct. Bhikkhus, a teacher should further his pupil and assist him with recitation (uddesa), with interrogation (paripucchā), with exhortation (ovāda), and with instruction (anusāsanī).
If the teacher has a bowl and the pupil has no bowl, the teacher should give the pupil a bowl, or he should make an effort, thinking, "How now might a bowl be obtained for my pupil?" If the teacher has a robe and the pupil has no robe, the teacher should give the pupil a robe, or he should make an effort, thinking, "How now might a robe be obtained for my pupil?" If the teacher has a requisite and the pupil has no requisite, the teacher should give the pupil a requisite, or he should make an effort, thinking, "How now might a requisite be obtained for my pupil?"
If the pupil is sick, rising early the teacher should give him tooth-wood, give him water for rinsing the mouth, and prepare a seat. If there is conjey, having washed a vessel, he should bring the conjey to him. When he has drunk the conjey, having given him water, having received the vessel, holding it low, he should wash it properly without scraping it, and put it 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, the inner robe should be given to him and the spare inner robe received in exchange; the waistband should be given; having folded them in layers, the outer robes (saṅghāṭi) should be given; having rinsed it, the bowl should be given still wet. 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 out to meet him, his bowl and robe should be received; the spare inner robe should be given and the inner robe received. If the robe is damp, it should be aired in the warmth for a short 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 offsetting the corner by four finger-breadths, thinking, "Let no crease come in the middle"; and the waistband should be placed in the fold.
If there is almsfood, and the pupil wishes to eat, having given him water, the almsfood should be brought to him. The pupil should be asked about drinking water. When he has eaten, having given him water, having received the bowl, holding it low, it should be washed properly without scraping; having dried off the water, it should be aired in the warmth for a short 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, taking the bowl in one hand and feeling under the bed or under the chair with the other hand, the bowl should be put away; but the bowl should not be put away on the bare ground. When putting away the robe, taking the robe in one hand and wiping the robe-rail 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 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 cold water is needed, cold should be prepared; if hot water is needed, hot should be prepared.
If the pupil wishes to enter the bathhouse (jantāghara), chunam should be kneaded and clay moistened. Taking the bathhouse stool and going along, having given him the bathhouse stool, having received his robe, it should be laid to one side; the chunam should be given, the clay should be given. If he is able, he should enter the bathhouse. When entering the bathhouse, having smeared the face with clay, covering himself in front and behind, he should enter the bathhouse. He should not sit encroaching upon the elder bhikkhus, nor should junior bhikkhus be excluded from a seat. In the bathhouse, service should be rendered to the pupil. When leaving the bathhouse, taking the bathhouse stool, covering himself in front and behind, he should leave the bathhouse. In the water too, service should be rendered to the pupil. Having bathed, coming out of the water first, having dried his own body and put on his inner robe, the water should be wiped from the pupil's body; his inner robe should be given, his outer robe should be given. Taking the bathhouse stool and coming 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 is living, if that dwelling is dirty, then if he is able, it should be cleaned. 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. The bed, having been lowered, should be taken out properly, without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or doorpost, and laid to one side. The chair, having been lowered, should be taken out properly, without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or doorpost, and laid to one side. The bed-supports should be taken out and laid to one side; the spittoon should be taken out and laid to one side; the leaning-board should be taken out and laid to one side; the floor-covering, having noted how it was laid, should be taken out and laid to one side. If there are cobwebs in the dwelling, they should first be removed from the ceiling; the window-openings and the corners should be wiped. If a wall treated with red ochre has become stained, having moistened a rag and wrung it out, it should be wiped. If a floor treated with black colouring has become stained, having moistened a rag and wrung it out, it should be wiped. If the floor is untreated, having sprinkled it with water, it should be swept, with the thought, "Let not the dwelling be soiled with dust." Having collected the rubbish, it should be thrown away to one side. The floor-covering, having been sunned, cleaned, and beaten, should be brought back and laid as it was laid before. The bed-supports, having been sunned and wiped, should be brought back and placed where they stood. The bed, having been sunned, cleaned, and beaten, having been lowered, should be brought back properly, without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or doorpost, and set out as it was set before. The chair, having been sunned, cleaned, and beaten, having been lowered, should be brought back properly, without scraping it and without knocking it against the door-panel or doorpost, and set out as it was set before. The mattress and pillow, having been sunned, cleaned, and beaten, should be brought back and laid out as they were laid before. The sitting-cloth and sheet, having been sunned, cleaned, and beaten, should be brought back and laid out as they were laid before. The spittoon, having been sunned and wiped, should be brought back and placed where it stood. The leaning-board, having been sunned and wiped, should be brought back and placed where it stood. The bowl and robe should be put away. When putting away the bowl, taking the bowl in one hand and feeling under the bed or under the chair with the other hand, the bowl should be put away; but the bowl should not be put away on the bare ground. When putting away the robe, taking the robe in one hand and wiping the robe-rail 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 at night. If it is the hot season, the windows should be closed by day and opened at night.
If the cell-compound (pariveṇa) is dirty, the cell-compound should be swept. If the gatehouse (koṭṭhaka) is dirty, the gatehouse should be swept. If the attendance hall (upaṭṭhānasālā) 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 use, water for use 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 pupil, the teacher should allay it or have it allayed, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him. If remorse (kukkucca) has arisen in the pupil, the teacher 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 pupil, the teacher should dissuade him from it or have him dissuaded, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him.
If the pupil has committed a grave offense and deserves probation (parivāsa), the teacher should make an effort, thinking, "How now might the Saṅgha grant probation to my pupil?" If the pupil deserves to be sent back to the beginning (mūlāya paṭikassanā), the teacher should make an effort, thinking, "How now might the Saṅgha send my pupil back to the beginning?" If the pupil deserves penance (mānatta), the teacher should make an effort, thinking, "How now might the Saṅgha grant penance to my pupil?" If the pupil deserves rehabilitation (abbhāna), the teacher should make an effort, thinking, "How now might the Saṅgha rehabilitate my pupil?"
If the Saṅgha wishes to carry out a formal act against the pupil — one of censure (tajjanīya), of subordination (niyassa), of banishment (pabbājanīya), of reconciliation (paṭisāraṇīya), or of suspension (ukkhepanīya) — the teacher should make an effort, thinking, "How now might the Saṅgha not carry out the act against my pupil, or turn it toward something lighter?" And if a formal act — of censure, of subordination, of banishment, of reconciliation, or of suspension — has been carried out against him by the Saṅgha, the teacher should make an effort, thinking, "How now might the pupil conduct himself properly, become subdued, and behave so as to merit release, so that the Saṅgha might revoke that act?"
If the pupil's robe needs to be washed, the teacher should explain, "You should wash it thus," or he should make an effort, thinking, "How now might my pupil's robe be washed?" If a robe needs to be made for the pupil, the teacher should explain, "You should make it thus," or he should make an effort, thinking, "How now might my pupil's robe be made?" If dye needs to be boiled for the pupil, the teacher should explain, "You should boil it thus," or he should make an effort, thinking, "How now might my pupil's dye be boiled?" If the pupil's robe needs to be dyed, the teacher should explain, "You should dye it thus," or he should make an effort, thinking, "How now might my pupil's robe be dyed?" When dyeing the robe, it should be dyed turning it over well again and again; and one should not go away while the drips have not ceased.
If the pupil is sick, he should be attended upon for as long as life lasts; his recovery should be awaited.
The duties toward a pupil are finished.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.