[12] Then the Blessed One, having stayed at Bārāṇasī for as long as he wished, set out on tour toward Bhaddiya. Wandering on tour by stages, he arrived at Bhaddiya. There the Blessed One stayed at Bhaddiya in the Jātiyā Grove.
Now at that time the bhikkhus of Bhaddiya dwelt intent upon the practice of adorning clogs (pādukā) of many kinds: they made and had made grass clogs; they made and had made muñja-grass clogs; they made and had made babbaja-reed clogs; they made and had made hintāla-palm clogs; they made and had made kamala-grass clogs; they made and had made wool clogs. They neglected recitation, interrogation, the higher virtue, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom.
Those bhikkhus who were of few wishes … criticized, denounced, and spread it about: "How can the bhikkhus of Bhaddiya dwell intent upon the practice of adorning clogs of many kinds — making and having made grass clogs, making and having made muñja-grass clogs, making and having made babbaja-reed clogs, making and having made hintāla-palm clogs, making and having made kamala-grass clogs, making and having made wool clogs — and neglect recitation, interrogation, the higher virtue, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom?"
Then those bhikkhus reported this matter to the Blessed One. "Is it true, as they say, bhikkhus, that the bhikkhus of Bhaddiya dwell intent upon the practice of adorning clogs of many kinds — making and having made grass clogs, making and having made muñja-grass clogs, making and having made babbaja-reed clogs, making and having made hintāla-palm clogs, making and having made kamala-grass clogs, making and having made wool clogs — and neglect recitation, interrogation, the higher virtue, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom?"
"It is true, Blessed One."
The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them: "How, bhikkhus, can those foolish men dwell intent upon the practice of adorning clogs of many kinds — making and having made grass clogs, making and having made muñja-grass clogs, making and having made babbaja-reed clogs, making and having made hintāla-palm clogs, making and having made kamala-grass clogs, making and having made wool clogs — and neglect recitation, interrogation, the higher virtue, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom? This, bhikkhus, is not for the confidence of those without confidence …" Having rebuked them and given a talk on the Dhamma, he addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, grass clogs are not to be worn; muñja-grass clogs are not to be worn; babbaja-reed clogs are not to be worn; hintāla-palm clogs are not to be worn; kamala-grass clogs are not to be worn; wool clogs are not to be worn; clogs made of gold are not to be worn; clogs made of silver are not to be worn; clogs made of gems are not to be worn; clogs made of beryl are not to be worn; clogs made of crystal are not to be worn; clogs made of bronze are not to be worn; clogs made of glass are not to be worn; clogs made of tin are not to be worn; clogs made of lead are not to be worn; clogs made of copper are not to be worn. Whoever should wear them commits an offense of wrongdoing (dukkaṭa). And, bhikkhus, no clogs whatsoever that can be moved about are to be worn. Whoever should wear them commits an offense of wrongdoing. I allow, bhikkhus, three kinds of clogs that are fixed in place and immovable: the privy clog, the urinal clog, and the rinsing clog."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.