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4. Pathavīkasiṇaniddeso[The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]
Idāni yaṃ vuttaṃNow, it was said earlier:
‘‘samādhibhāvanāya ananurūpaṃ vihāraṃ pahāyaAfter that he should avoid a monastery unfavourable to the development of concentration
anurūpe vihāre viharantenā’’ti,and go to live in one that is favourable (III.28).
ettha yassa tāvācariyena saddhiṃ ekavihāre vasato phāsu hoti,In the first place one who finds it convenient to live with the teacher in the same monastery
tena tattheva kammaṭṭhānaṃ parisodhentena vasitabbaṃ.can live there while he is making certain of the meditation subject.
Sace tattha phāsu na hoti, yo añño gāvute vā aḍḍhayojane vā yojanamattepi vā sappāyo vihāro hoti, tattha vasitabbaṃ.If it is inconvenient there, he can live in another monastery—a suitable one—a quarter or a half or even a whole league distant.
Evañhi sati kammaṭṭhānassa kismiñcideva ṭhāne sandehe vā satisammose vā jāteIn that case, when he finds he is in doubt about, or has forgotten, some passage in the meditation subject,
kālasseva vihāre vattaṃ katvāthen he should do the duties in the monastery in good time and set out afterwards,
antarāmagge piṇḍāya caritvāgoing for alms on the way
bhattakiccapariyosāneyeva ācariyassa vasanaṭṭhānaṃ gantvāand arriving at the teacher’s dwelling place after his meal.
taṃdivasamācariyassa santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ sodhetvāHe should make certain about the meditation subject that day in the teacher’s presence.
dutiyadivase ācariyaṃ vanditvā nikkhamitvāNext day, after paying homage to the teacher,
antarāmagge piṇḍāya caritvāhe should go for alms on his way back
akilamantoyeva attano vasanaṭṭhānaṃ āgantuṃ sakkhissati.and so he can return to his own dwelling place without fatigue.
Yo pana yojanappamāṇepi phāsukaṭṭhānaṃ na labhati,But one who finds no convenient place within even a league
tena kammaṭṭhāne sabbaṃ gaṇṭhiṭṭhānaṃ chinditvāshould clarify all difficulties about the meditation subject
suvisuddhaṃ āvajjanapaṭibaddhaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ katvāand make quite sure it has been properly attended to.
dūrampi gantvāThen he can even go far away and,
samādhibhāvanāya ananurūpaṃ vihāraṃ pahāyaavoiding a monastery unfavourable to development of concentration,
anurūpe vihāre vihātabbaṃ.live in one that is favourable.