法苑珠林 99.71

99.71

Furthermore, the Mahāsaṃghika Vinaya states: Lighting a fire and facing it has seven disadvantageous consequences: first, it damages the eyes; second, it ruins one's complexion; third, the body becomes emaciated; fourth, robes are soiled and damaged; fifth, bedding is ruined; sixth, it gives rise to conditions for violating precepts; seventh, it increases worldly talk. Regarding the rules for nursing the sick, the Mahāsaṃghika Vinaya states: When a patient is possessed of nine conditions, he will certainly suffer an untimely death: first, greedily eating food known to be unwholesome; second, not knowing how to measure food; third, eating before earlier food is digested; fourth, deliberately vomiting food before it is digested; fifth, forcefully holding back what is digested and should be excreted; sixth, food not being suited to the illness; seventh, eating food suited to the illness without measuring moderation; eighth, indolence; ninth, lack of wisdom.