[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大唐西域記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087) › 2.9 # 大唐西域記 2.9 大唐西域記 2.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.2.9) 夫其潔清自守，非矯其志。凡有饌食，必先盥洗，殘宿不再，食器不傳；瓦木之器，經用必棄；金、銀、銅、鐵，每加摩瑩。饌食既訖，嚼楊枝而為淨。澡漱未終，無相執觸。每有溲溺，必事澡灌。身塗諸香，所謂栴檀、欝金也。君王將浴，鼓奏絃歌。祭祀拜祠，沐浴盥洗。 > They are very particular in their personal cleanliness, and allow no remissness in this particular. All wash themselves before eating ; they never use that which has been left over (from a former meal) ; they do not pass the dishes. Wooden and stone vessels, when used, must be destroyed; vessels of gold, silver, copper, or iron after each meal must be rubbed and polished. After eating they cleanse their teeth with a willow stick, and wash their hands and mouth. > Until these ablutions are finished they do not touch one another. Every time they perform the functions of nature they wash their bodies and use perfumes of sandal-wood or turmeric. > When the king washes they strike the drums and sing hymns to the sound of musical instruments. Before offering their religious services and petitions, they wash and bathe themselves. > — Samuel Beal 1884, Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World - [Previous: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.2.8) - [Next: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.2.10) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.2) ## Translations (1) - [Si-yu-ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087~en-beal.2.8) — Samuel Beal 1884, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2087.2.9) · Pramāṇa