Hello everyone and
Respectful Venerables,
Can someone tell me where exactly in the vinaya texts is it mentioned,about Lord Buddha allowing sweeping instead of doing physical exercise,if it is mentioned so.
With metta.
I’m finding it difficult to find the exact section/khandhaka.
With metta.
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This sounds vaguely familiar, but I can’t figure out where it might be from. I tried a site search for in:vinaya sweep (be sure to have partial search on) but couldn’t find anything. There are 10 benefits of sweeping listed in the Parivara, but none of them relate to health directly.
Next step could be to check Ajhan Thanissaro’s Buddhist Monastic Code.
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Maybe this comes from the rule on bathing too frequently bu pc 57 ?
I checked and it’s not explicitly in there.
I have seen it explained that if one works up a sweat then bathing is ok. Therefor old monks do a bit of sweeping to keep this rule strictly (even though it’s a Ganges valley thing).
( Search isn’t filtering right now, so it is a bit harder to find things)
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Not about sweeping but there’s the famous sutta about the benefits of walking meditation.
And the passage about “body-builder monks” which suggests that (while looked down on) physical exercise is allowed.
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