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1Pray, 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. down to:), thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, who is in the royal service, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagg4 ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaéa offence. 41. At that time the robber Angulimala! had embraced religious life among the Bhikkhus. When the people saw that, they became alarmed and terrified; they fled away, went elsewhere, turned away their heads, and shut their doors. The people were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘How can the Sakyaputtiya Samazas ordain a robber who openly wears the emblems (of his deeds)?’ Some Bhikkhus heard those people that were annoyed, murmured, and had become angry; these Bhikkhus told the thing to the Blessed One. The Blessed One thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no robber, O Bhikkhus, who wears the emblems (of his deeds), receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagga ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaf¢a offence.’ 1 The robber Angulimala (i.e. he who wears a necklace of fingers), whose original name was Ahimsaka, had received this surname from his habit of cutting off the fingers of his victims and wearing them as a necklace. See Spence Hardy, Manual, P- 249 seq. I, 42,2. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 197 42. 1. At that time the Magadha king Seniya BimbisAra had issued the following decree: ‘No one is to do any harm to those who are ordained among the Sakyaputtiya Samazas ; well taught is their doctrine ; let them lead a holy life for the sake of the complete extinction of suffering.’ Now at that time a certain person who had committed robbery was imprisoned in the jail. He broke out of the jail, ran away, and received the ‘pabbagg4 ordination with the Bhikkhus. 2. The people who saw him, said: ‘ Here is the robber who has broken out of jail ; come, let us bring him (before the authorities)’ But some people replied: ‘Do not say so, Sirs. A decree has been issued by the Magadha king Seniya Bimbiséra: ‘No one is to do any harm to those who are ordained, &c. People were annoyed, murmured, and became angry, thinking: ‘Indeed these Sakyaputtiya Samamas are secure from anything; it is not allowed to do any harm to them. How can they ordain a robber who has broken out of jail ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no robber, O Bhikkhus, who has broken out of jail, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbag 4 ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukka‘a offence.’ 198 MAHAVAGGA. I, 43. 43. At that time a certain person who had committed robbery had run away and had become ordained with the Bhikkhus. At the royal palace a proclamation was written: ‘Wherever he is seen, he is to be killed,’
2I, 43. 43. At that time a certain person who had committed robbery had run away and had become ordained with the Bhikkhus. At the royal palace a proclamation was written: ‘Wherever he is seen, he is to be killed,’ The people who saw him, said: ‘ Here is the proclaimed robber; come, let us kill him’ (&c., as in chap. 42). ‘Let no proclaimed robber, O Bhikkhus, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagg4 ordination (on such a robber), is guilty of a dukka/a offence: 44, At that time a certain person who had been punished by scourging had been ordained with the Bhikkhus. People were annoyed, &c.: ‘How can these Sakyaputtiya Samamas ordain a person that has been punished by scourging ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, who has been punished by scourging, receive the pabbayg 4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagg ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaZ¢a offence.’ 45. At that time a certain person who had been punished by branding (&c., as in chap. 44, down to the end). I, 47. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS., 199 46. At that time a certain person who was in debt, ran away and was ordained with the Bhikkhus. When his creditors saw him, they said: ‘There is our debtor; come, let us lead him (to prison).’ But some people replied : ‘ Do not say so, Sirs. A decree has been issued by the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara: ‘No one is to do any harm to those who are ordained with the Sakyaputtiya Samazas; well taught is their doctrine; let them lead a holy life for the sake of the complete extinction of suffering.’ People were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘Indeed these Sakyaputtiya Samawas are secure from anything; it is not allowed to do anything to them. How can they ordain a debtor ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no debtor, O Bhikkhus, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagy4 ordination (on a debtor), is guilty of a dukkaZa offence.’ 47, At that time a slave ran away and was ordained with the Bhikkhus. When his masters saw him, they said: ‘There is our slave; come, let us lead him away (back to our house),’ (&c., as in chap. 46). ‘Let no slave, O Bhikkhus, receive the pabbaggaé ordination. He who confers the pabbagygA ordination (on a slave), is guilty of a dukka#a offence.’ 200 MAHAVAGGA, I, 48,1. 48. 1. At that time a certain smith! who was baldheaded, having had a quarrel with his father and mother, had gone to the Arama and received pabbaggA with the Bhikkhus. Now the father and mother of that bald-headed smith, searching - after that bald-headed smith, came to the Ardma and asked the Bhikkhus: ‘Pray, reverend Sirs, have you seen such and such a boy ?’ The Bhikkhus, who did not know him, said: ‘We do not know him;’ having not seen him, they said: ‘We have not seen him.’
32. Now the father and mother of that bald-headed smith, searching after that bald-headed smith, found him ordained with the Bhikkhus ; they were annoyed, &c.: ‘These Sakyaputtiya Samazas are shameless, wicked, and liars. They knew him and said: “We do not know him;” they had seen him and said: “We have not seen him.” This boy has been ordained with the Bhikkhus.’ Now some Bhikkhus heard the father and mother of that bald-headed smith, who were annoyed, &c. Those Bhikkhus told the thing to the Blessed One. “I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Samgha’s permission is asked for having (the new coming Bhikkhus) shaved.’ 1 Buddhaghosa explains kamm4rabhazdu by tulataramundako (read tuladharam.) suvammak4raputto. At Dhammapada, v. 239, kamméra is said of a silversmith. There was probably no distinction in these early times between gold, silver, copper, and iron smiths; the same man being an artificer in all kinds of metal. I, 49,2. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 201 49, 1. At that time there was in Ragagaha a company of seventeen boys, friends of each other; young Upéli? was first among them. Now Upéali’s father and mother thought: ‘How will Updali after our death live a life of ease and without pain?’ Then Upali’s father and mother said to themselves: ‘If Upali could learn writing, he would after our death live a life of ease and without pain.’ But then Upiali’s father and mother thought again: ‘If Upali learns writing, his fingers will become sore. But if Upali could learn arithmetic, he would after our death live a life of ease and without pain.’ _ 2. But then Upéali’s father and mother thought again: ‘If Upali learns arithmetic, his breast will become diseased’. But if Up4li could learn moneychanging’, he would after our death live a life of ease and comfort, and without pain.’ But then Upali’s father and mother said to themselves: ‘If Upéali learns money-changing, his eyes will suffer. Now here are the Sakyaputtiya Samazas, who keep commodious precepts and live a commodious life ; they have good meals and lie down on beds protected from the wind. If Updli could be ordained with the * This Upali is different from the famous Up4li who belonged to the chief disciples of Buddha; the latter came not from Ragagaha, but from the Sakya country. ? Buddhaghosa: ‘ He who learns arithmetic, must think much; therefore his breast will become diseased.’ 5 We prefer this translation of ripa to translating it by ‘ painting,’ on account of Buddhaghosa’s note: ‘He who learns the rdpa-sutta must turn over and over many karshapamas and look at them,’ 202 MAHAVAGGA. I, 49, 3- Sakyaputtiya Samamas, he would after our death live a life of ease and without pain.’
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.
1Pray, 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. down to:), thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, who is in the royal service, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagg4 ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaéa offence. 41. At that time the robber Angulimala! had embraced religious life among the Bhikkhus. When the people saw that, they became alarmed and terrified; they fled away, went elsewhere, turned away their heads, and shut their doors. The people were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘How can the Sakyaputtiya Samazas ordain a robber who openly wears the emblems (of his deeds)?’ Some Bhikkhus heard those people that were annoyed, murmured, and had become angry; these Bhikkhus told the thing to the Blessed One. The Blessed One thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no robber, O Bhikkhus, who wears the emblems (of his deeds), receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagga ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaf¢a offence.’ 1 The robber Angulimala (i.e. he who wears a necklace of fingers), whose original name was Ahimsaka, had received this surname from his habit of cutting off the fingers of his victims and wearing them as a necklace. See Spence Hardy, Manual, P- 249 seq. I, 42,2. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 197 42. 1. At that time the Magadha king Seniya BimbisAra had issued the following decree: ‘No one is to do any harm to those who are ordained among the Sakyaputtiya Samazas ; well taught is their doctrine ; let them lead a holy life for the sake of the complete extinction of suffering.’ Now at that time a certain person who had committed robbery was imprisoned in the jail. He broke out of the jail, ran away, and received the ‘pabbagg4 ordination with the Bhikkhus. 2. The people who saw him, said: ‘ Here is the robber who has broken out of jail ; come, let us bring him (before the authorities)’ But some people replied: ‘Do not say so, Sirs. A decree has been issued by the Magadha king Seniya Bimbiséra: ‘No one is to do any harm to those who are ordained, &c. People were annoyed, murmured, and became angry, thinking: ‘Indeed these Sakyaputtiya Samamas are secure from anything; it is not allowed to do any harm to them. How can they ordain a robber who has broken out of jail ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no robber, O Bhikkhus, who has broken out of jail, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbag 4 ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukka‘a offence.’ 198 MAHAVAGGA. I, 43. 43. At that time a certain person who had committed robbery had run away and had become ordained with the Bhikkhus. At the royal palace a proclamation was written: ‘Wherever he is seen, he is to be killed,’
2I, 43. 43. At that time a certain person who had committed robbery had run away and had become ordained with the Bhikkhus. At the royal palace a proclamation was written: ‘Wherever he is seen, he is to be killed,’ The people who saw him, said: ‘ Here is the proclaimed robber; come, let us kill him’ (&c., as in chap. 42). ‘Let no proclaimed robber, O Bhikkhus, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagg4 ordination (on such a robber), is guilty of a dukka/a offence: 44, At that time a certain person who had been punished by scourging had been ordained with the Bhikkhus. People were annoyed, &c.: ‘How can these Sakyaputtiya Samamas ordain a person that has been punished by scourging ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, who has been punished by scourging, receive the pabbayg 4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagg ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a dukkaZ¢a offence.’ 45. At that time a certain person who had been punished by branding (&c., as in chap. 44, down to the end). I, 47. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS., 199 46. At that time a certain person who was in debt, ran away and was ordained with the Bhikkhus. When his creditors saw him, they said: ‘There is our debtor; come, let us lead him (to prison).’ But some people replied : ‘ Do not say so, Sirs. A decree has been issued by the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara: ‘No one is to do any harm to those who are ordained with the Sakyaputtiya Samazas; well taught is their doctrine; let them lead a holy life for the sake of the complete extinction of suffering.’ People were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘Indeed these Sakyaputtiya Samawas are secure from anything; it is not allowed to do anything to them. How can they ordain a debtor ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no debtor, O Bhikkhus, receive the pabbagg4 ordination. He who confers the pabbagy4 ordination (on a debtor), is guilty of a dukkaZa offence.’ 47, At that time a slave ran away and was ordained with the Bhikkhus. When his masters saw him, they said: ‘There is our slave; come, let us lead him away (back to our house),’ (&c., as in chap. 46). ‘Let no slave, O Bhikkhus, receive the pabbaggaé ordination. He who confers the pabbagygA ordination (on a slave), is guilty of a dukka#a offence.’ 200 MAHAVAGGA, I, 48,1. 48. 1. At that time a certain smith! who was baldheaded, having had a quarrel with his father and mother, had gone to the Arama and received pabbaggA with the Bhikkhus. Now the father and mother of that bald-headed smith, searching - after that bald-headed smith, came to the Ardma and asked the Bhikkhus: ‘Pray, reverend Sirs, have you seen such and such a boy ?’ The Bhikkhus, who did not know him, said: ‘We do not know him;’ having not seen him, they said: ‘We have not seen him.’
32. Now the father and mother of that bald-headed smith, searching after that bald-headed smith, found him ordained with the Bhikkhus ; they were annoyed, &c.: ‘These Sakyaputtiya Samazas are shameless, wicked, and liars. They knew him and said: “We do not know him;” they had seen him and said: “We have not seen him.” This boy has been ordained with the Bhikkhus.’ Now some Bhikkhus heard the father and mother of that bald-headed smith, who were annoyed, &c. Those Bhikkhus told the thing to the Blessed One. “I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Samgha’s permission is asked for having (the new coming Bhikkhus) shaved.’ 1 Buddhaghosa explains kamm4rabhazdu by tulataramundako (read tuladharam.) suvammak4raputto. At Dhammapada, v. 239, kamméra is said of a silversmith. There was probably no distinction in these early times between gold, silver, copper, and iron smiths; the same man being an artificer in all kinds of metal. I, 49,2. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 201 49, 1. At that time there was in Ragagaha a company of seventeen boys, friends of each other; young Upéli? was first among them. Now Upéali’s father and mother thought: ‘How will Updali after our death live a life of ease and without pain?’ Then Upali’s father and mother said to themselves: ‘If Upali could learn writing, he would after our death live a life of ease and without pain.’ But then Upiali’s father and mother thought again: ‘If Upali learns writing, his fingers will become sore. But if Upali could learn arithmetic, he would after our death live a life of ease and without pain.’ _ 2. But then Upéali’s father and mother thought again: ‘If Upali learns arithmetic, his breast will become diseased’. But if Up4li could learn moneychanging’, he would after our death live a life of ease and comfort, and without pain.’ But then Upali’s father and mother said to themselves: ‘If Upéali learns money-changing, his eyes will suffer. Now here are the Sakyaputtiya Samazas, who keep commodious precepts and live a commodious life ; they have good meals and lie down on beds protected from the wind. If Updli could be ordained with the * This Upali is different from the famous Up4li who belonged to the chief disciples of Buddha; the latter came not from Ragagaha, but from the Sakya country. ? Buddhaghosa: ‘ He who learns arithmetic, must think much; therefore his breast will become diseased.’ 5 We prefer this translation of ripa to translating it by ‘ painting,’ on account of Buddhaghosa’s note: ‘He who learns the rdpa-sutta must turn over and over many karshapamas and look at them,’ 202 MAHAVAGGA. I, 49, 3- Sakyaputtiya Samamas, he would after our death live a life of ease and without pain.’
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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