Kaṭhinabheda

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 1146

[1146] "The kaṭhina should be known": the collection, the combination of those very dhammas — the name, the act of naming, the designation, the terminology, the phrasing, the expression — that is to say, "kaṭhina." "The month for spreading (atthāra) the kaṭhina should be known": the last month of the rainy season should be known. "The failure of the spreading of the kaṭhina should be known": the failure of the spreading of the kaṭhina should be known by twenty-four modes. "The success of the spreading of the kaṭhina should be known": the success of the spreading of the kaṭhina should be known by seventeen modes. "The making of a hint (nimittakamma) should be known": one makes a hint, thinking, "With this cloth I shall spread the kaṭhina." "Roundabout talk (parikathā) should be known": one makes roundabout talk, thinking, "By this roundabout talk I shall bring kaṭhina-cloth into being." "Provisional [borrowed] cloth (kukkukata) should be known": a giving without [actual] handing over (anādiyadāna) should be known. "Storing (sannidhi) should be known": two kinds of storing should be known — storing in respect of the making, and storing by accumulation. "What is to be forfeited (nissaggiya) should be known": while [the cloth] is being made, dawn breaks.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.