Re: "New mat / bed"

Stephen,

All I can come up with is navaṃ (nisīdana-)santhataṃ in Vinaya texts.
But I can't see any particular significance.

Lance

> Dear All,
>
> This is not specifically Pali in content, but I wonder if anybody could
> help.  I am working on a text, originally Sanskrit  (earlier Prakrit), but
> now sadly only available in Chinese and Tibetan.  On at least three
> occasions it refers to a monk sitting upon a "new mat / bed" -- often when
> speaking of persons supposedly advanced in abilities.  Could this have any
> particular significance -- if not I am wondering if it could be a faulty
> Sanskritization for something else.  I would be glad to read any ideas about
> this.
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge
>