Doing walking meditation outside, monks were troubled by the cold and the heat. They told the Buddha. “I allow indoor walking-meditation paths.” Grass and dust fell into the indoor walking-meditation paths. “I allow you to firm up the structure and then to plaster it inside and outside, including: treating with white color, black color, and red ocher; making garland patterns, creeper patterns, shark-teeth patterns, and the fivefold pattern; putting up bamboo robe racks and clotheslines.”

Saunas They built saunas on a low base. They were flooded. “I allow you to raise the base.” The mound collapsed. “I allow you to construct three kinds of raised foundations: raised foundations of brick, stone, and wood.” It was difficult to get up to the saunas. “I allow three kinds of stairs: stairs of brick, stone, and wood.” People fell down while climbing the stairs. “I allow rails.” The saunas didn’t have doors. “I allow doors, door frames, lower hinges, upper hinges, door jambs, bolt sockets, bolts, latches, keyholes, door-pulling holes, and door-pulling ropes.” The base of the sauna walls deteriorated. “I allow you to make encircling trenches.” The saunas didn’t have flues. “I allow flues.”