The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c10.53

c10.53

The resting place (sejjā) consists in a shake-down (samthāra, -raga) of either dry grass or hay (Āyār. II 53, 1; dabbha-s. Viy. 126b),¹ the above mentioned uttara-paṭṭa serving as a cover.² As is the case with some other objects (Nis. 1, 31-34; 5, 15-24), this sejjā-samthāraga is either lent to the monk for taking it away with him (pāḍihāriya, also paḍi-) or else it remains with the host (sāgāriya-santiya), K. 3, 25-28; Nis. 2, 53-58; Vav. 8, 7-10, and it probably applies to the first case when the s. is counted among the additional outfit (§ 145). Before being placed back it has to be shaken up afresh (avigaraṇam kaṭṭu K. 3, 26). Though we are not informed as to how the s. was transported, it follows from Vav. 8, 2-4 that it may be light enough to be carried by one hand for five days and for one day at least during the rainy season. This difference in weight is probably due to the monk’s then using a bench (piḍha) or a plank (phalaga) instead of the sejjā-s., and, accordingly, Pajj. 53 does not speak of a sejjā-s. but of a sejjāsaniya.³ Ṭhāṇ. 157a the “resting litter” is a stone or wooden plate used for self-castigation.