70. Eighth lecture (uddesaya, uddeśaka): Ṭhāṇasattikkayaṃ, sthānasaptaikakam

1When a monk or a nun wishes to perform religious postures[1], they should enter a village or a scot-free town, &c.; having entered it, they should not accept a place, even if it is offered, which is infected by eggs or living beings, &c.; for such a place is impure and unacceptable. In this way all that has been said about couches (in the Second Lecture) should be repeated here as far as ‘water-plants’ (II, 2, 1, § 5). (1)

2Avoiding these occasions to sin, a mendicant may choose one of these four rules for the performance of religious postures.

3I shall choose something inanimate[2], and lean against it; changing the position of the body, and moving about a little, I shall stand there.

4This is the first rule. (2)

5Now follows the second rule:

6I shall choose something inanimate, and lean against it; changing the position of the body, but not moving about a little, I shall stand there. This is the second rule. (3)

7Now follows the third rule:

8I shall choose something inanimate, and lean against it; not changing the position of the body, nor moving about a little, I shall stand there.

9This is the third rule. (4)

10Now follows the fourth rule:

11I shall choose something inanimate, but I shall not lean against it; not changing the position of the body, nor moving about a little, I shall stand there. Abandoning the care of the body, abandoning the care of the hair of the head, beard, and the other parts of the body, of the nails, perfectly motionless, I shall stand there.

12This is the fourth rule. (5)

13One who has adopted one of these four rules, &c. (see II, 1, 11, § 12).

14This is the whole duty, &c.