[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Monastic discipline of the Indian schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya) › [The Vinaya of the Mūlasarvāstivādins](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada) › [Vinayavastu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu) › [འདུལ་བ་གཞི](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo) › [The Chapter on Going Forth; The Chapter on the Restoration Rite; The Chapter on Lifting Restrictions; The Chapter on the Rains; The Chapter on Medicines](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo~en-84000) › 2.7 # འདལ་བ་གཞ 2.7 The Chapter on Going Forth; The Chapter on the Restoration Rite; The Chapter on Lifting Restrictions; The Chapter on the Rains; The Chapter on Medicines 2.7 - **Language:** English ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo~en-84000.2.7) “Place a cushion over the seat.” Since the monks did not know what a seat cushion ought to be like, the Blessed One said, “Sew together two pieces with a perimeter of four cubits, each side one cubit wide, and fill them with fibers.” Since the monks did not know what fibers to use, the Blessed One said, “There are five types of fiber: arga fiber, kaśika fiber, erakā fiber, baka fiber, and śalmalī fiber.¹⁰⁹ Alternatively, the cushion may be filled with one of the following five: wool, hemp, cotton, cloth shreds, or pāmṣu plant fibers.” When the cushions were filled, all of the fibers shifted to one side, so the Blessed One said, “Using thread, partition it into pockets with crow’s feet seams.”¹¹⁰ When the monks fell asleep while seated, the Blessed One said, “A jar should be tied.” ¹¹¹ Since the monks did not know how to tie such a jar,¹¹² the Blessed One said, “Tie it to the ear with string.” When the monks still fell asleep, the Blessed One said, “Prod \[the meditator\] with a rod.”¹¹³ When the monks prodded them with a stylus-shaped rod, it left wounds, so the Blessed One said, “Use one shaped like a weighing pan.”¹¹⁴ When that still hurt the monks, the Blessed One said, “Once it has been wrapped in a piece of cloth, gently prod with it.” When the monks still fell asleep, the Blessed One said, “Throw a ball of yarn \[at the meditator\].”¹¹⁵ When the monks threw balls of yarn in the dark, they went astray, so the Blessed One said, “Attach it to a string and throw it. Then you may draw it back.” When the monks still fell asleep, the Blessed One said, - [Previous: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo~en-84000.2.6) - [Next: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo~en-84000.2.8) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo~en-84000.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [འདུལ་བ་གཞི](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo.2.7) — Classical Tibetan --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo~en-84000.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.mulasarvastivada.vinayavastu*bo~en-84000.2.7) · Pramāṇa