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The commentator Buddhaghosa does not explain 'prāsāda' quoted above from the Vinaya Texts; he simply says 'prāsādo iti dīgha-pāsādo.' According to Rhys Davids 'prāsāda' is 'a long-storeyed mansion, or the whole of an upper storey, or the storeyed buildings' (*cf.* his transl. of *Mahāvagga*, p. 173; *Chullavagga*, p. 151, note 2). Sir M. William seems to explain (in his dictionary) this 'prāsāda' by 'the monks' hall for assembly and confession.'