大比丘三千威儀 2.35

2.35

A bhikṣu carrying a water pitcher (piṅgana) and washbasin has twenty-five matters: first, if the hands are unclean, one must not hold the upper handle; second, if the hands are unclean, one must not hold the upper lid; third, if the hands are unclean, one must not hold the front spout; fourth, if the hands are unclean, one must not let water be added; fifth, if the hands are unclean, one must not hold the front neck; sixth, one should hold the belly from underneath; seventh, if water is scarce, one should only wash the hands lightly to make them clean; eighth, one should go out to add water and, returning inside, pour it well; ninth, when wishing to add wash water, one should first pour water three times to wash it clean; tenth, when wishing to put water in, one should change the water three times, fill it, and carry it in; eleventh, when wishing to carry it in, one must not stand in the middle of the path; twelfth, place it in a secluded spot; thirteenth, underneath there should always be a stand; fourteenth, place the upper lid on properly; fifteenth, one should fill it with water overnight to make it full; sixteenth, when carrying the washbasin, one must not drag it making a sound; seventeenth, one must not allow the upper rim to be soiled; eighteenth, one must not allow cooked rice inside; nineteenth, discard unclean water; twentieth, when discarding water, do not toss it far, but pour it out slowly by hand; twenty-first, the washbasin should first be washed inside and out to make it clean; twenty-second, if the hands carrying the washbasin are unclean, one must not stop midway to rinse the mouth; twenty-third, if the hands carrying the washbasin are soiled, one must not hold the top of the pitcher to wipe it or its spout; twenty-fourth, one must not take water from beneath the stove to wash the pitcher; twenty-fifth, both inside and out must be washed three times with fresh water before it may be carried in. When wishing to place the pitcher into the basin, one must not cast it heavily so as to make a sound.