[441] "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 through recitation (uddesa), interrogation (paripucchā), exhortation, and instruction. If the preceptor has a bowl and the pupil has no bowl, the preceptor should give the pupil a bowl, or effort should be made, thinking, 'How indeed might a bowl be obtained for my pupil?' If the preceptor has a robe and the pupil has no robe, the preceptor should give the pupil a robe, or effort should be made, thinking, 'How indeed might a robe be obtained for my pupil?' If the preceptor has a requisite and the pupil has no requisite, the preceptor should give the pupil a requisite, or effort should be made, thinking, 'How indeed might a requisite be obtained for my pupil?'
If the pupil is ill, [the preceptor,] rising early, should give him tooth-wood, give water for washing the face, and prepare a seat. If there is conjey, having washed a vessel, the conjey should be offered. When he has drunk the conjey, having given him water, taking back the vessel, holding it low, it should be washed properly without scraping, and 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, his lower robe should be given, the spare lower robe received back; the waistband should be given; folding them in layers, the outer robes (saṅghāṭi) should be given; having rinsed it, the bowl should be given with water in it. Thinking, 'By about this time he will return,' a seat should be prepared; water for the feet, a foot-stool, and a foot-scraper should be set out nearby. Having gone out to meet him, his bowl and robe should be received; the spare lower robe should be given, the lower robe received back. If the robe is damp, it should be dried for a while in the sun's warmth, but the robe should not be left lying in the heat. The robe should be folded; when folding the robe, it should be folded making the corners overlap by four finger-breadths, with the thought, 'Let 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 him water, the almsfood should be offered. The pupil should be asked whether he wants drinking water. When he has eaten, having given him water, receiving the bowl, holding it low, it should be washed properly without scraping, drained of water, and dried for a while in the sun's warmth, 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 bench 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 in one hand and wiping the bamboo robe-rail or the robe-line with the other hand, the robe should be put away with the edge turned away and the fold turned toward oneself. When the pupil has risen, the seat should be taken up; the water for the feet, the foot-stool, and the foot-scraper 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 he has need of cold water, cold water should be prepared; if he has need of hot water, hot water should be prepared. If the pupil wishes to enter the sauna (jantāghara), bath-powder should be kneaded and clay moistened; taking the sauna-bench and going, having given him the sauna-bench, receiving his robe, it should be laid to one side; the powder should be given, the clay should be given. If he is able, [the preceptor] should enter the sauna. When entering the sauna, having smeared the face with clay and covered himself in front and behind, he should enter the sauna. He should not sit down encroaching upon the elder bhikkhus, nor should new bhikkhus be ousted from their seats. In the sauna, service should be rendered to the pupil. When leaving the sauna, taking the sauna-bench, and having covered himself in front and behind, he should leave the sauna. 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 lower robe, the water should be wiped from the pupil's body; his lower robe should be given, the saṅghāṭi given; taking the sauna-bench and coming back first, a seat should be prepared; water for the feet, a foot-stool, and a foot-scraper should be set out nearby. The pupil should be asked whether he wants drinking water.
In whatever dwelling the pupil is staying, if that dwelling is dirty, it should be cleaned, if [the preceptor] is able. When cleaning the dwelling, first taking out the bowl and robe, they should be laid to one side … If there is no water in the pot of water for rinsing, water should be poured into the pot of water for rinsing.
If discontent (anabhirati) has arisen in the pupil, the preceptor should allay it, or have it allayed, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him. If remorse has arisen in the pupil, the preceptor should dispel it, or have it dispelled, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him. If a [wrong] view (diṭṭhigata) has arisen in the pupil, the preceptor should make him relinquish it, or have him made to relinquish it, or a talk on the Dhamma should be given to him.
If the pupil has committed a grave offence (garudhamma) and deserves probation (parivāsa), effort should be made by the preceptor, thinking, 'How indeed might the Saṅgha grant probation to my pupil?' If the pupil deserves to be sent back to the beginning (mūlāya paṭikassanā), effort should be made by the preceptor, thinking, 'How indeed might the Saṅgha send my pupil back to the beginning?' If the pupil deserves penance (mānatta), effort should be made by the preceptor, thinking, 'How indeed might the Saṅgha grant penance to my pupil?' If the pupil deserves rehabilitation (abbhāna), effort should be made by the preceptor, thinking, 'How indeed might the Saṅgha rehabilitate my pupil?'
If the Saṅgha wishes to carry out a formal act against the pupil — an act of censure (tajjanīya), of demotion (niyassa), of banishment (pabbājanīya), of reconciliation (paṭisāraṇīya), or of suspension (ukkhepanīya) — effort should be made by the preceptor, thinking, 'How indeed might the Saṅgha not carry out that act against my pupil, or might convert it to a lighter one?' Or if a formal act has been carried out against him by the Saṅgha — an act of censure, of demotion, of banishment, of reconciliation, or of suspension — effort should be made by the preceptor, thinking, 'How indeed might my pupil conduct himself properly, lower his crest, 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 preceptor should instruct him, 'You should wash it thus,' or effort should be made, thinking, 'How indeed might my pupil's robe be washed?' If the pupil's robe needs to be made, the preceptor should instruct him, 'You should make it thus,' or effort should be made, thinking, 'How indeed might my pupil's robe be made?' If the pupil's dye needs to be boiled, the preceptor should instruct him, 'You should boil it thus,' or effort should be made, thinking, 'How indeed might my pupil's dye be boiled?' If the pupil's robe needs to be dyed, the preceptor should instruct him, 'You should dye it thus,' or effort should be made, thinking, 'How indeed might my pupil's robe be dyed?' When dyeing the robe, it should be dyed by turning it back and forth properly, and one should not go away while the drips of dye have not ceased.
If the pupil is ill, he should be attended to for as long as life lasts; one should await his recovery.
This, bhikkhus, is the conduct of preceptors toward pupils, whereby preceptors should conduct themselves properly toward pupils."
The second recitation section (bhāṇavāra) is concluded.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.