Khuddakavatthukkhandhaka

Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavagga (2) · Vol. 7 · Section 67

[67] Now at that time, powdered grass fell down in the kaṭhina hall (kaṭhinasālā) … "Bhikkhus, I allow you, having covered it over (ogumbetvā), to have it plastered within and without; (I allow) white colouring, black colouring, treatment with red ochre (geruka), garland-work, creeper-work, the makara-tooth design (makaradantaka), the five-strip pattern (pañcapaṭṭhika), a bamboo pole for robes (cīvaravaṃsa), and a cord for robes (cīvararajju)."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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