BUDDHIST MONASTIC CODE I

A pupil's duties as attendant to his mentor.Appendix X"If the preceptor has committed an offense against a heavy (saṅghādisesa) rule anddeserves probation, the pupil should make an effort, (thinking,) "How can theCommunity grant my preceptor probation?" If the preceptor deserves to be sentback to the beginning ... deserves penance ... deserves rehabilitation, the pupilshould make an effort, (thinking,) "How can the Community grant my preceptorrehabilitation?""If the Community wants to carry out a transaction against the preceptor — censure,demotion, banishment, reconciliation, or suspension — the pupil should make aneffort, (thinking,) 'How can the Community not carry out that transaction against mypreceptor or else change it to a lighter one?' But if the transaction — censure ...suspension — is carried out against him, the pupil should make an effort, (thinking,)'How can my preceptor behave properly, lower his hackles, mend his ways, so thatthe Community will rescind that transaction?'"If the preceptor's robe should be washed, the pupil should wash it or make aneffort, (thinking,) 'How can my preceptor's robe be washed?' If the preceptor's robeshould be made, the pupil should make it or make an effort, (thinking,) 'How can mypreceptor's robe be made?' If the preceptor's dye should be boiled, the pupilshould boil it or make an effort, (thinking,) 'How can my preceptor's dye be boiled?'If the preceptor's robe should be dyed, the pupil should dye it or make an effort,(thinking,) 'How can my preceptor's robe be dyed?' While dyeing the robe, heshould carefully let it take the dye properly (while drying), turning it back and forth(on the line), and shouldn't go away until the drips have become discontinuous (§)."Without having taken the preceptor's leave, the pupil should not give an alms bowlto anyone [C: on bad terms with the preceptor] nor should he receive an alms bowlfrom that person. He shouldn't give robe-cloth to that person or receive robe-clothfrom that person, shouldn't give a requisite to that person or receive a requisitefrom that person. He shouldn't cut that person's hair or have his own hair cut bythat person. He shouldn't perform a service for that person or have that personperform a service for him. He shouldn't act as that person's steward or have thatperson act as his own steward. He shouldn't be that person's attendant or take thatperson as his own attendant. He shouldn't bring back almsfood for that person orhave that person bring back almsfood for him."Without having taken the preceptor's leave, he shouldn't enter a town, shouldn't goto a cemetery, shouldn't leave the district. (Mv.II.21.1 adds (translating from theBurmese edition): "There is the case where a number of inexperienced, incompetentbhikkhus, travelling to distant locations, ask leave of their teachers and preceptors.They should be asked by their teachers and preceptors, 'Where will you go? Withwhom will you go?' If those inexperienced, incompetent bhikkhus name otherinexperienced, incompetent bhikkhus, the teachers and preceptors should not givethem permission. If they give permission: an offense of wrong doing. And if thoseinexperienced, incompetent bhikkhus, not having received permission, go anyway:an offense of wrong doing (for them).)"If the preceptor is ill, he (the pupil) should tend to him as long as life lasts; heshould stay with him until he recovers."504