At that time there were monks who defecated here and there in the monastery. The monastery became filthy. “You should defecate in one location.” The monastery became smelly. “I allow cesspits.” The edge of the cesspit collapsed. “I allow you to construct three kinds of foundations: foundations of brick, stone, and wood.” The cesspit was situated at a low point. It was 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 cesspit. “I allow three kinds of stairs: stairs of brick, stone, and wood.” People fell down while climbing the stairs. “I allow rails.” When seated on the edge to defecate, they fell down. “I allow you to lay a floor with a gap in the middle for defecating.” It was painful to sit there while defecating. “I allow foot stands for defecating.”

They urinated outside the cesspit. “I allow urinals.” There were no wiping sticks. “I allow wiping sticks.” There was no container for the wiping sticks. “I allow containers for wiping sticks.” Not being covered, the cesspit was smelly. “I allow lids.” Because they were defecating outdoors, the monks were troubled by the cold and the heat. “I allow restrooms.” The restrooms 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.” Grass and dust fell into the restrooms. “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.”