華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章 2.29

2.29

Dhūta means shaking off afflictions. 1. Dwelling in an araṇya; 2. Always begging for food; 3. Wearing patchwork robes; 4. Eating in a single sitting; 5. Regulating the amount of food; 6. Not drinking beverages after noon; 7. Dwelling in a charnel ground; 8. Dwelling under a tree; 9. Sitting in the open air; 10. Always sitting and not lying down; 11. Begging for food in sequential order; 12. Possessing only three robes. These dhūta practices are not called precept practices; they are ornaments of the precepts. If one's energy and strength are insufficient, not practicing them is not an infraction. As for the demarcation of the dhūtas: from the fifteenth day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the third month, and from the fifteenth day of the eighth month to the fifteenth day of the tenth month, the requisites for dhūta to be practiced during these two periods are fully explained in the Chapter on the Dhūtas. The incorrect, correct, semblance, and their accordance with the meanings of the Triyāna and Ekayāna are like the preceding four reliance dharmas.