Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c22.27

c22.27

Another line of menial work for the pupil was to sweep clean the Vihāra where his teacher dwells by removing all furniture in the room for the purpose, including the bedding and bedstead, carpet and mattress, which were to be sunned and dusted. Then he has to put all the things in their proper place again. He had also to clean out other apartments of the Vihāra such as store-room, refectory, fire-room, etc. [ib., 15, 16]. Elsewhere there is a detailed description as to how the junior Bhikkhu must clean the Vihāra [*Chullav.*, viii, 1, 3].