འདལ་བ་གཞ 2.6

2.6

so the Blessed One said, “They should not be cut out too high. Leave two-thirds and cut them out of the remaining third.”

When the monks left the upper two-thirds and cut out of the lower third, the Blessed One said, “Leave the lower two-thirds and cut the windows out of the remaining third above.”

When the monks cut out wide apertures that tapered in, the Blessed One said, “Windows should be shaped like the sea, with a narrow aperture and broad interior.”¹⁰¹

When crows, sparrows, and pigeons flew in, the Blessed One said, “The windows should be latticed.”

When house- and horseflies flew in, the Blessed One said, “The windows should have shutters.”¹⁰²

When wind blew the shutters open, the Blessed One said, “A bar should be installed.”¹⁰³

When the shutters proved difficult to close, the Blessed One said, “Cross bolts and levers should be installed.”¹⁰⁴

When the shutters proved difficult to open, the Blessed One said, “Fashion a key lever¹⁰⁵ from wood and use it to open the window, and a bar, a cross bolt, or a lever to close it.”

Since seats were needed in the meditation residence, the Blessed One said, “Fashion a cushion of earth.”

When these proved too hard, the Blessed One said, “Use a stool.”

The Blessed One told the monks to use a stool, but they did not know what such a stool ought to be like, so the Blessed One said, “Make a stool with a frame one cubit long on each side and a woven seat for comfort.”¹⁰⁶

Since the monks did not know what weave to use, the Blessed One said, “There are five weaves: sedge, hemp,¹⁰⁷ vālvaja grass, paṭa straw, and reed.”¹⁰⁸

When the monks found these too hard, the Blessed One said,