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1‘When a person comes, O Bhikkhus, that has formerly belonged to a Titthiya school, and has thus succeeded in satisfying (the Bhikkhus), the upasampada ordination ought to be conferred on him. 11. ‘If a person, O Bhikkhus, that has formerly belonged to a Titthiya school, comes (to the Bhikkhus) naked, it is incumbent on his upagghaya to get a robe for him. If he comes with unshaven hair, the Samgha’s permission ought to be asked for having his hair shaved?. ‘If fire-worshippers and Gadilas come to you, O Bhikkhus, they are to receive the upasampada ordination (directly), and no pariv4sa is to be imposed on them. And for what reason? These, O Bhikkhus, hold the doctrine that actions receive their 1 Compare chap. 48. o I, 39, 22 ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. I9QI reward, and that our deeds have their result (according to their moral merit). ‘If a Sakya by birth, O Bhikkhus, who has belonged to a Titthiya school, comes to you, he is to receive the upasampada ordination (directly), and no parivdsa is to be imposed on him. This exceptional privilege, O Bhikkhus, I grant to my kinsmen.’ Here ends the exposition on the ordination of persons that have formerly belonged to Titthiya schools. End of the seventh BhAzavara. 39. 1. At that time these five diseases prevailed among the people of Magadha :—leprosy, boils, dry leprosy, consumption, and fits. The people who were affected with these five diseases went to Givaka Koméarabhaééa! and said: ‘ Pray, doctor, cure us.’ ‘I have too many duties, Sirs, and am too occupied. I have to treat the Magadha king Seniya Bimbis4ra, and the royal seraglio, and the fraternity of Bhikkhus with the Buddha at their head. I cannot cure you.’ ‘All that we possess shall be yours, doctor, and we will be your slaves; pray, doctor, cure us.’ ‘Thave too many duties, Sirs, &c.; I cannot cure you.’ 2. Now those people thought: ‘Indeed the precepts which these Sakyaputtiya Samazas keep and 1 Givaka was physician to king Bimbisara, and one of the chief partisans of Buddha at the court of Ragagaha. See VIII, 1, the introduction of the Samaffaphala Sutta, &c. 192 MAHAVAGGA. I, 39, 3- the life they live are commodious; they have good meals and lie down on beds protected from the wind. What if we were to embrace the religious life among the Sakyaputtiya Samawas: then the Bhikkhus will nurse us, and Givaka Kom4rabha4éa will cure us.’ Thus these persons went to the Bhikkhus and asked them for the pabbagy4 ordination; the Bhikkhus conferred on them the pabbaggé and upasampada ordinations; and the Bhikkhus nursed them, and Givaka KomérabhaZ#éa cured them. 3. At that time the Bhikkhus, who had to nurse many sick Bhikkhus, began to solicit (lay people) with many demands and many requests: ‘Give us food for the sick; give us food for the tenders of the sick; give us medicine for the sick.’ And also Givaka Komarabhaéa, who had to treat many sick Bhikkhus, neglected some of his duties to the king.
24. Now one day a man who was affected with the five diseases went to Gtvaka Komérabhaésa and said: ‘ Pray, doctor, cure me.’ ‘T have too many duties, Sir, and am too occupied ; I have to treat the Magadha king Seniya Bimbis4ra, and the royal seraglio, and the fraternity of Bhikkhus with the Buddha at their head ; I cannot cure you.’ ‘All that I possess shall be yours, doctor, and I will be your slave; pray doctor, cure me.’ ‘T have too many duties, Sir, &c.; cannot cure you.’ 5. Now that man thought: ‘Indeed the precepts which these Sakyaputtiya Samazas keep (&c., down to:): then the Bhikkhus will nurse me, and Givaka Komifrabhaééa will cure me. When I have become free from sickness, then I will return to the world.’ Thus that man went to the Bhikkhus and asked them for the pabbagg4A ordination; the Bhikkhus I, 39, 7. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 193 conferred on him the pabbagga and upasampad4 ordinations; and the Bhikkhus nursed him, and Givaka Komérabhagéa cured him. When he had become free from sickness, he returned to the world. Now Givaka Komfrabhaééa saw this person that had returned to the world; and when he saw him he asked that person: ‘Had you not embraced the religious life, Sir, among the Bhikkhus ?’ ‘Yes, doctor.’ ‘And why have you adopted such a course, Sir?’ Then that man told Gtvaka Komérabhaééa the whole matter. 6. Then Givaka Koméarabhaééa was annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘ How can the venerable brethren confer the pabbagg4 ordination on a person affected with the five diseases ?’ And Gtvaka Komfarabhaééa went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him, Sitting near him, Givaka Komfrabhaksa said to the Blessed One: ‘ Pray, Lord, let their reverences not confer the pabbagga ordination on persons affected with the five diseases.’ 7. Then the Blessed One taught, incited, animated, and gladdened Givaka Komarabhaksa by religious discourse; and Givaka Komérabhaéfa, having been taught... . and gladdened by the Blessed One by religious discourse, rose from his seat, respectfully saluted the Blessed One, and passing round him with his right side towards him, went away. In consequence of that and on this occasion the Blessed One, after having delivered a religious discourse, thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no one, [13] oO 194 MAHAVAGGA. I, 40, 1. O Bhikkhus, who is affected with the five diseases, receive the pabbagy4 ordination. He who confers the pabbaggé ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaZa offence.’ 40.
3I, 40, 1. O Bhikkhus, who is affected with the five diseases, receive the pabbagy4 ordination. He who confers the pabbaggé ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaZa offence.’ 40. 1. At that time the border provinces (of the kingdom) of the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara were agitated. Then the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara gave order to the officers who were at the head of the army: ‘Well now, go and search through the border provinces’ The officers who were at the head of the army accepted the order of the Magadha king Seniya Bimbis4ra (by saying), ‘Yes, Your Majesty.’ oo 2. Now many distinguished warriors thought: ‘We who go (to war) and find our delight in fighting, do evil and produce great demerit. Now what shall we do that we may desist from evil-doing and may do good ?’ Then these warriors thought: ‘ These Sakyaputtiya Samamas lead indeed a virtuous, tranquil, holy life;.they speak the truth; they keep the precepts of morality, and are endowed with all virtues. If we could obtain pabbagg4é with the Sakyaputtiya Samazas, we should desist from evil-doing and do good.’ Thus these warriors went to the Bhikkhus and 1 On uzfinatha, compare the use of ukkhekkhami at Mahaparinibbana Sutta I, 1 (p.1), which Buddhaghosa rightly explains by u4khindissdmi. But we think it better to adhere here to the reading u&Ainatha, in accordance with the MSS. I, 40,4. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 195 asked them for the pabbaggd ordination; the Bhikkhus conferred on them the pabbaggA and upasampada ordinations. 3. The officers at the head of the army asked the royal soldiers: ‘Why, how is it that the warriors N. N. and N.N. are nowhere to be seen ?’ ‘The warriors N. N. and N.N., Lords, have embraced religious life among the Bhikkhus.’ Then the officers at the head of the army were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘ How can the Sakyaputtiya Samavas ordain persons in the royal service ?’ The officers who were at the head of the army. told the thing to the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisfra. And the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra asked the officers of justice: ‘Tell me, my good Sirs, what punishment does he deserve who ordains a person in the royal service ?’ ‘The upagghAya, Your Majesty, should be beheaded ; to him who recites (the kammav4£4), the tongue should be torn out; to those who form the chapter, half of their ribs should be broken.’ 4. Then the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him the Magadha king Seniya BimbisAra said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, there are unbelieving kings who are disinclined (to the faith) ; these might harass the Bhikkhus even on trifling occasions. Pray, Lord, let their reverences not confer the pabbagg4 ordination on persons in royal service.’ Then the Blessed One taught (&c., see chap. 39. 7, 0 2 196 MAHAVAGGA. I, 41.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1‘When a person comes, O Bhikkhus, that has formerly belonged to a Titthiya school, and has thus succeeded in satisfying (the Bhikkhus), the upasampada ordination ought to be conferred on him. 11. ‘If a person, O Bhikkhus, that has formerly belonged to a Titthiya school, comes (to the Bhikkhus) naked, it is incumbent on his upagghaya to get a robe for him. If he comes with unshaven hair, the Samgha’s permission ought to be asked for having his hair shaved?. ‘If fire-worshippers and Gadilas come to you, O Bhikkhus, they are to receive the upasampada ordination (directly), and no pariv4sa is to be imposed on them. And for what reason? These, O Bhikkhus, hold the doctrine that actions receive their 1 Compare chap. 48. o I, 39, 22 ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. I9QI reward, and that our deeds have their result (according to their moral merit). ‘If a Sakya by birth, O Bhikkhus, who has belonged to a Titthiya school, comes to you, he is to receive the upasampada ordination (directly), and no parivdsa is to be imposed on him. This exceptional privilege, O Bhikkhus, I grant to my kinsmen.’ Here ends the exposition on the ordination of persons that have formerly belonged to Titthiya schools. End of the seventh BhAzavara. 39. 1. At that time these five diseases prevailed among the people of Magadha :—leprosy, boils, dry leprosy, consumption, and fits. The people who were affected with these five diseases went to Givaka Koméarabhaééa! and said: ‘ Pray, doctor, cure us.’ ‘I have too many duties, Sirs, and am too occupied. I have to treat the Magadha king Seniya Bimbis4ra, and the royal seraglio, and the fraternity of Bhikkhus with the Buddha at their head. I cannot cure you.’ ‘All that we possess shall be yours, doctor, and we will be your slaves; pray, doctor, cure us.’ ‘Thave too many duties, Sirs, &c.; I cannot cure you.’ 2. Now those people thought: ‘Indeed the precepts which these Sakyaputtiya Samazas keep and 1 Givaka was physician to king Bimbisara, and one of the chief partisans of Buddha at the court of Ragagaha. See VIII, 1, the introduction of the Samaffaphala Sutta, &c. 192 MAHAVAGGA. I, 39, 3- the life they live are commodious; they have good meals and lie down on beds protected from the wind. What if we were to embrace the religious life among the Sakyaputtiya Samawas: then the Bhikkhus will nurse us, and Givaka Kom4rabha4éa will cure us.’ Thus these persons went to the Bhikkhus and asked them for the pabbagy4 ordination; the Bhikkhus conferred on them the pabbaggé and upasampada ordinations; and the Bhikkhus nursed them, and Givaka KomérabhaZ#éa cured them. 3. At that time the Bhikkhus, who had to nurse many sick Bhikkhus, began to solicit (lay people) with many demands and many requests: ‘Give us food for the sick; give us food for the tenders of the sick; give us medicine for the sick.’ And also Givaka Komarabhaéa, who had to treat many sick Bhikkhus, neglected some of his duties to the king.
24. Now one day a man who was affected with the five diseases went to Gtvaka Komérabhaésa and said: ‘ Pray, doctor, cure me.’ ‘T have too many duties, Sir, and am too occupied ; I have to treat the Magadha king Seniya Bimbis4ra, and the royal seraglio, and the fraternity of Bhikkhus with the Buddha at their head ; I cannot cure you.’ ‘All that I possess shall be yours, doctor, and I will be your slave; pray doctor, cure me.’ ‘T have too many duties, Sir, &c.; cannot cure you.’ 5. Now that man thought: ‘Indeed the precepts which these Sakyaputtiya Samazas keep (&c., down to:): then the Bhikkhus will nurse me, and Givaka Komifrabhaééa will cure me. When I have become free from sickness, then I will return to the world.’ Thus that man went to the Bhikkhus and asked them for the pabbagg4A ordination; the Bhikkhus I, 39, 7. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 193 conferred on him the pabbagga and upasampad4 ordinations; and the Bhikkhus nursed him, and Givaka Komérabhagéa cured him. When he had become free from sickness, he returned to the world. Now Givaka Komfrabhaééa saw this person that had returned to the world; and when he saw him he asked that person: ‘Had you not embraced the religious life, Sir, among the Bhikkhus ?’ ‘Yes, doctor.’ ‘And why have you adopted such a course, Sir?’ Then that man told Gtvaka Komérabhaééa the whole matter. 6. Then Givaka Koméarabhaééa was annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘ How can the venerable brethren confer the pabbagg4 ordination on a person affected with the five diseases ?’ And Gtvaka Komfarabhaééa went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him, Sitting near him, Givaka Komfrabhaksa said to the Blessed One: ‘ Pray, Lord, let their reverences not confer the pabbagga ordination on persons affected with the five diseases.’ 7. Then the Blessed One taught, incited, animated, and gladdened Givaka Komarabhaksa by religious discourse; and Givaka Komérabhaéfa, having been taught... . and gladdened by the Blessed One by religious discourse, rose from his seat, respectfully saluted the Blessed One, and passing round him with his right side towards him, went away. In consequence of that and on this occasion the Blessed One, after having delivered a religious discourse, thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no one, [13] oO 194 MAHAVAGGA. I, 40, 1. O Bhikkhus, who is affected with the five diseases, receive the pabbagy4 ordination. He who confers the pabbaggé ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaZa offence.’ 40.
3I, 40, 1. O Bhikkhus, who is affected with the five diseases, receive the pabbagy4 ordination. He who confers the pabbaggé ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaZa offence.’ 40. 1. At that time the border provinces (of the kingdom) of the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara were agitated. Then the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara gave order to the officers who were at the head of the army: ‘Well now, go and search through the border provinces’ The officers who were at the head of the army accepted the order of the Magadha king Seniya Bimbis4ra (by saying), ‘Yes, Your Majesty.’ oo 2. Now many distinguished warriors thought: ‘We who go (to war) and find our delight in fighting, do evil and produce great demerit. Now what shall we do that we may desist from evil-doing and may do good ?’ Then these warriors thought: ‘ These Sakyaputtiya Samamas lead indeed a virtuous, tranquil, holy life;.they speak the truth; they keep the precepts of morality, and are endowed with all virtues. If we could obtain pabbagg4é with the Sakyaputtiya Samazas, we should desist from evil-doing and do good.’ Thus these warriors went to the Bhikkhus and 1 On uzfinatha, compare the use of ukkhekkhami at Mahaparinibbana Sutta I, 1 (p.1), which Buddhaghosa rightly explains by u4khindissdmi. But we think it better to adhere here to the reading u&Ainatha, in accordance with the MSS. I, 40,4. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 195 asked them for the pabbaggd ordination; the Bhikkhus conferred on them the pabbaggA and upasampada ordinations. 3. The officers at the head of the army asked the royal soldiers: ‘Why, how is it that the warriors N. N. and N.N. are nowhere to be seen ?’ ‘The warriors N. N. and N.N., Lords, have embraced religious life among the Bhikkhus.’ Then the officers at the head of the army were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘ How can the Sakyaputtiya Samavas ordain persons in the royal service ?’ The officers who were at the head of the army. told the thing to the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisfra. And the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra asked the officers of justice: ‘Tell me, my good Sirs, what punishment does he deserve who ordains a person in the royal service ?’ ‘The upagghAya, Your Majesty, should be beheaded ; to him who recites (the kammav4£4), the tongue should be torn out; to those who form the chapter, half of their ribs should be broken.’ 4. Then the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him the Magadha king Seniya BimbisAra said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, there are unbelieving kings who are disinclined (to the faith) ; these might harass the Bhikkhus even on trifling occasions. Pray, Lord, let their reverences not confer the pabbagg4 ordination on persons in royal service.’ Then the Blessed One taught (&c., see chap. 39. 7, 0 2 196 MAHAVAGGA. I, 41.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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