Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c12.s2.16

c12.s2.16

**Fetching Water, Flower, Fuel : Tending Fire.** Thus the next important class of duties after begging is that connected with fuel and fire. The pupil is to fetch fire-wood out of the forest without damaging the trees [*Pārask.*, ii, 5, 9] and before sunset [*Āp.*, i, 1, 4, 15]. The fuel thus fetched daily from the forest is to be placed on the floor of the teacher’s house. After having kindled the fire, and swept the ground around the altar the pupil is to place the sacred fuel on the fire every morning and evening. He shall sweep the place around the fire after it has been made to burn (by the addition of fuel) with his hand, and not with the broom (of Kuśa grass) but before adding the fuel, he is free to use the broom at his pleasure [*ib.*, 16–19].