འདལ་བ་གཞ 2.10

2.10

this monk will serve in such a capacity.’

“That is the motion. The act is performed in the following way:

“ ‘Venerable saṅgha, please listen. The monk so-and-so is willing to serve as the saṅgha’s meditation manager. May this monk therefore be appointed to serve in that capacity. If this monk would serve as the saṅgha’s meditation manager, then I ask that those venerable ones who would appoint and accept this monk to serve in this capacity remain silent. I ask those who cannot so accept it to speak now.’

“In accepting the candidate and giving their consent, the saṅgha appoint the monk so-and-so to serve as the saṅgha’s meditation manager. The monk so-and-so will then serve as the saṅgha’s meditation manager. By thus remaining silent, they assent to the proposed act.

“Monks, I will establish the rules of customary conduct for the monk meditation manager. The monk meditation manager should sprinkle the meditation hall grounds with water, sweep it, spread a fresh paste of dung over it, lay out the seats,¹³² clean the toilets, sprinkle water over the floor, sweep them out, spread a fresh paste of dung over them, and set out piles of leaves, clods of dirt,¹³³ earth, and water.”¹³⁴

After the monks went around to each monk and summoned them individually, the Blessed One said, “Rather than summon each monk individually, strike the gaṇḍī beam.”

The monk manager struck a gaṇḍī beam too often,¹³⁵ and after a time, the local villagers, fearing that bandits had come, donned armor and arrived, shouting, “Noble ones! Where are the bandits?”

“Friends,” they replied, “no bandits have come. This is how we attend to meditation.”

“But noble ones, you are signaling violence.