‘When a monk, by means of begging, builds a hut without a sponsoring owner and intended for himself, it is to be no more than twelve standard handspans long and seven wide inside.

He must have monks approve a site where no harm will be done and which has space on all sides. If a monk, by means of begging, builds a hut on a site where harm will be done and which lacks space on all sides, or he does not have monks approve the site, or he exceeds the right size, he commits an offense entailing suspension.’”

Definitions By means of begging: having himself begged for a man, a servant, an ox, a cart, a machete, a hatchet, an ax, a spade, a chisel; creepers, bamboo, reed, grass, clay. A hut: plastered inside or plastered outside or plastered both inside and outside. Builds: building it himself or having it built. Without a sponsoring owner: there is no other owner, either a woman or a man, either a householder or a monastic. Intended for himself: for his own use. It is to be no more than twelve standard handspans long: measured outside. And seven wide inside: measured inside.