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15. ‘There is in the country of K4si, Lord, (a village) called VAsabha-giama. There I had my residence, Lord, (&c.!, down to:) Then those 1 See §§ 1-3. Instead of ‘the Bhikkhu Kassapa-gotta’ the IX, 1, 7. FORMAL ACTS OF THE SAMGHA. 259 stranger Bhikkhus, Lord, pronounced against me expulsion for my refusal to see that offence. Then I thought, Lord: “I do not know indeed whether this is an offence or not, and whether I have made myself guilty of an offence or not, and whether I have been expelled or not, and whether that sentence is lawful or unlawful, objectionable or unobjectionable, valid or invalid. What if I were to go to Xampa and to ask the Blessed One about this matter.” Thus I have come here, Lord.’ 6. (Buddha replied) : ‘ This is no offence, O Bhikkhu; it is not an offence. You are innocent; you are not guilty of an offence. You are not expelled, and have not been expelled; the sentence by which you have been expelled is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid. Go, O Bhikkhu, and settle yourself again at VAsabha-g4ma.’ The Bhikkhu Kassapa-gotta expressed his assent to the Blessed One (by saying), ‘Yes, Lord,’ rose from his seat, and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One and walked round him with his right side towards him, he went on his way to Vasabhagama. ; 7. Now those stranger Bhikkhus (at V4sabhagama) were overcome by scruples and remorse: ‘It is all loss to us indeed, it is no gain to us; we will fare ill indeed, we will not fare well, in this that we have expelled that pure, guiltless Bhikkhu without any cause and reason. Well, friends, let us go to Kampé and let us confess there in the Blessed One’s presence our sin in its sinfulness.’ pronoun of the first person is to be read; and the appellation ‘Lord,’ addressed to Buddha, is inserted several times, S 2 260 MAHAVAGGA. IX, 1, 8 And those stranger Bhikkhus put their restingplaces in order, took up their alms-bowls and their robes, and went forth to Kampa, and in due course they came to Kampé and to the place where the Blessed One was. Having approached him and respectfully saluted the Blessed One, they sat down near him. Now it is the custom of the blessed Buddhas (&c.!, down to:) ‘It is all well, Lord; we find our living, Lord; we have made the journey, Lord, without too much fatigue. There is in the country of K4si, Lord, (a village) called Vasabhagama; from that place we come, Lord.’ 8. ‘So are you, O Bhikkhus, those who have expelled the resident Bhikkhu there ?’ ‘We are, Lord.’ ‘For what cause, O Bhikkhus, and for what reason ?’ ‘Without any cause and reason, Lord.’
2There is in the country of K4si, Lord, (a village) called Vasabhagama; from that place we come, Lord.’ 8. ‘So are you, O Bhikkhus, those who have expelled the resident Bhikkhu there ?’ ‘We are, Lord.’ ‘For what cause, O Bhikkhus, and for what reason ?’ ‘Without any cause and reason, Lord.’ Then the Blessed One rebuked those Bhikkhus: ‘That is improper, O Bhikkhus, it is unbecoming, indecent, unworthy of Samamas, unallowable, and to be avoided. How can you, O fools, expel a pure and guiltless Bhikkhu, without any cause and reason? This will not do, O Bhikkhus, for converting the unconverted.’ Having thus rebuked them and delivered a religious discourse, he thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, expel a pure and guiltless Bhikkhu without cause and reason. He who does, commits a dukkaéa offence.’ g. Then those Bhikkhus rose from their seats, adjusted their upper robes so as to cover one 1 See § 4. The alterations to be made (‘those Bhikkhus’ instead of ‘the Bhikkhu Kassapa-gotta,’ &c.) are obvious. IX, 2, 1. FORMAL ACTS OF THE SAMGHA. 261 shoulder, prostrated themselves, inclining their heads to the feet of the Blessed One, and said to the Blessed One: ‘Transgression, O Lord, has overcome us like the foolish, like the erring, like the unhappy, in this that we have expelled a pure, guiltless Bhikkhu without any cause and reason. May, O Lord, the Blessed One accept (the confession of) our sin in its sinfulness, and we will refrain from it in future.’ ‘Truly, O Bhikkhus, transgression has overcome you like the foolish, like the erring, like the unhappy, in that you have expelled a pure, guiltless Bhikkhu without any cause and reason. But as you see, O Bhikkhus, your sin in its sinfulness, and duly make amends for it, we accept it from you. For this, O Bhikkhus, is called progress in the discipline of the noble one, if one sees his sin in its sinfulness, and duly makes amends for it, and refrains from it in future.’ 2. 1. At that time the Bhikkhus of Xamp4 performed official acts in the following ways: they performed unlawful acts before an incomplete congregation ; they performed unlawful acts before a complete congregation; they performed lawful acts before an incomplete congregation; they performed seemingly lawful acts before an incomplete congregation; they performed seemingly lawful acts before a complete congregation; a single Bhikkhu pronounced expulsion against a single one; a single Bhikkhu pronounced expulsion against two; a single Bhikkhu 262 MAHAVAGGA. IX, 2, 2. pronounced expulsion against a number of Bhikkhus; a single Bhikkhu pronounced expulsion against a Samgha; two Bhikkhus pronounced expulsion against a single one... . against two.... against a number of Bhikkhus.... against a Samgha ; a number of Bhikkhus pronounced expulsion against a single one.... against two... . against another number.... against a Samgha ; a Samgha pronounced expulsion against another Samghal.
3. against two.... against a number of Bhikkhus.... against a Samgha ; a number of Bhikkhus pronounced expulsion against a single one.... against two... . against another number.... against a Samgha ; a Samgha pronounced expulsion against another Samghal. 2. Those Bhikkhus who were moderaté, were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘ How can the Bhikkhus of Kampa perform official acts in the following ways: perform unlawful acts before an incomplete congregation (&c., down to:) how can a Samgha pronounce expulsion against another Samgha ?’ These Bhikkhus told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Is it true, as they say, O Bhikkhus, that the Bhikkhus of AKampa perform official acts in the following ways, &c. ?’ ‘It is true, Lord.’ Then the blessed Buddha rebuked those Bhikkhus: ‘It is improper, O Bhikkhus, what these foolish persons are doing ; it is unbecoming, indecent, unworthy of Samazas, unallowable, and to be avoided. How can these foolish persons, O Bhikkhus, perform official acts in the following ways, &c. This will not do, O Bhikkhus, for converting the unconverted.’ Having thus rebuked them and delivered a religious discourse, he thus addressed the Bhikkhus: 3. ‘If an official act, O Bhikkhus, is performed 1 The cases of a Samgha’s expelling a single Bhikkhu, or two Bhikkhus, or a number of Bhikkhus, are omitted, because such proceedings are lawful, TX, 2, 4. FORMAL ACTS OF THE SAMGHA. 263 unlawfully by an incomplete congregation, it is no real act! and ought not to be performed. An official act performed unlawfully by a complete congregation is no real act and ought not to be performed (&c., as in § 1, down to:). A seemingly lawful act performed before a complete congregation is no real act and ought not to be performed. In case a single Bhikkhu pronounces expulsion against a single one,— this is no real act and ought not to be performed (&c., down to:). In case a Samgha pronounces expulsion against another Samgha,—this is no real act and ought not to be performed. 4. ‘There are, O Bhikkhus, four kinds of official acts (which a Samgha can perform); an unlawful act performed by an incomplete congregation, an unlawful act performed by a complete congregation, a lawful act performed by an incomplete congregation, and a lawful act performed by a complete congregation. ‘If, O Bhikkhus, an act is unlawful and performed by an incomplete congregation—such an act, O Bhikkhus, is objectionable and invalid on account of its unlawfulness and of the incompleteness (of the congregation). Such an act, O Bhikkhus, ought not to be performed, nor is such an act allowed by me. ‘If, O Bhikkhus, an act is unlawful and performed by a complete congregation—such an act, O Bhikkhus, is objectionable and invalid on account of its unlawfulness. Such an act, &c. ‘If, O Bhikkhus, an act is lawful and performed by an incomplete congregation—such an act, O Bhikkhus, is objectionable and invalid on account of 1 Te. it is null and void.
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.
15. ‘There is in the country of K4si, Lord, (a village) called VAsabha-giama. There I had my residence, Lord, (&c.!, down to:) Then those 1 See §§ 1-3. Instead of ‘the Bhikkhu Kassapa-gotta’ the IX, 1, 7. FORMAL ACTS OF THE SAMGHA. 259 stranger Bhikkhus, Lord, pronounced against me expulsion for my refusal to see that offence. Then I thought, Lord: “I do not know indeed whether this is an offence or not, and whether I have made myself guilty of an offence or not, and whether I have been expelled or not, and whether that sentence is lawful or unlawful, objectionable or unobjectionable, valid or invalid. What if I were to go to Xampa and to ask the Blessed One about this matter.” Thus I have come here, Lord.’ 6. (Buddha replied) : ‘ This is no offence, O Bhikkhu; it is not an offence. You are innocent; you are not guilty of an offence. You are not expelled, and have not been expelled; the sentence by which you have been expelled is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid. Go, O Bhikkhu, and settle yourself again at VAsabha-g4ma.’ The Bhikkhu Kassapa-gotta expressed his assent to the Blessed One (by saying), ‘Yes, Lord,’ rose from his seat, and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One and walked round him with his right side towards him, he went on his way to Vasabhagama. ; 7. Now those stranger Bhikkhus (at V4sabhagama) were overcome by scruples and remorse: ‘It is all loss to us indeed, it is no gain to us; we will fare ill indeed, we will not fare well, in this that we have expelled that pure, guiltless Bhikkhu without any cause and reason. Well, friends, let us go to Kampé and let us confess there in the Blessed One’s presence our sin in its sinfulness.’ pronoun of the first person is to be read; and the appellation ‘Lord,’ addressed to Buddha, is inserted several times, S 2 260 MAHAVAGGA. IX, 1, 8 And those stranger Bhikkhus put their restingplaces in order, took up their alms-bowls and their robes, and went forth to Kampa, and in due course they came to Kampé and to the place where the Blessed One was. Having approached him and respectfully saluted the Blessed One, they sat down near him. Now it is the custom of the blessed Buddhas (&c.!, down to:) ‘It is all well, Lord; we find our living, Lord; we have made the journey, Lord, without too much fatigue. There is in the country of K4si, Lord, (a village) called Vasabhagama; from that place we come, Lord.’ 8. ‘So are you, O Bhikkhus, those who have expelled the resident Bhikkhu there ?’ ‘We are, Lord.’ ‘For what cause, O Bhikkhus, and for what reason ?’ ‘Without any cause and reason, Lord.’
2There is in the country of K4si, Lord, (a village) called Vasabhagama; from that place we come, Lord.’ 8. ‘So are you, O Bhikkhus, those who have expelled the resident Bhikkhu there ?’ ‘We are, Lord.’ ‘For what cause, O Bhikkhus, and for what reason ?’ ‘Without any cause and reason, Lord.’ Then the Blessed One rebuked those Bhikkhus: ‘That is improper, O Bhikkhus, it is unbecoming, indecent, unworthy of Samamas, unallowable, and to be avoided. How can you, O fools, expel a pure and guiltless Bhikkhu, without any cause and reason? This will not do, O Bhikkhus, for converting the unconverted.’ Having thus rebuked them and delivered a religious discourse, he thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, expel a pure and guiltless Bhikkhu without cause and reason. He who does, commits a dukkaéa offence.’ g. Then those Bhikkhus rose from their seats, adjusted their upper robes so as to cover one 1 See § 4. The alterations to be made (‘those Bhikkhus’ instead of ‘the Bhikkhu Kassapa-gotta,’ &c.) are obvious. IX, 2, 1. FORMAL ACTS OF THE SAMGHA. 261 shoulder, prostrated themselves, inclining their heads to the feet of the Blessed One, and said to the Blessed One: ‘Transgression, O Lord, has overcome us like the foolish, like the erring, like the unhappy, in this that we have expelled a pure, guiltless Bhikkhu without any cause and reason. May, O Lord, the Blessed One accept (the confession of) our sin in its sinfulness, and we will refrain from it in future.’ ‘Truly, O Bhikkhus, transgression has overcome you like the foolish, like the erring, like the unhappy, in that you have expelled a pure, guiltless Bhikkhu without any cause and reason. But as you see, O Bhikkhus, your sin in its sinfulness, and duly make amends for it, we accept it from you. For this, O Bhikkhus, is called progress in the discipline of the noble one, if one sees his sin in its sinfulness, and duly makes amends for it, and refrains from it in future.’ 2. 1. At that time the Bhikkhus of Xamp4 performed official acts in the following ways: they performed unlawful acts before an incomplete congregation ; they performed unlawful acts before a complete congregation; they performed lawful acts before an incomplete congregation; they performed seemingly lawful acts before an incomplete congregation; they performed seemingly lawful acts before a complete congregation; a single Bhikkhu pronounced expulsion against a single one; a single Bhikkhu pronounced expulsion against two; a single Bhikkhu 262 MAHAVAGGA. IX, 2, 2. pronounced expulsion against a number of Bhikkhus; a single Bhikkhu pronounced expulsion against a Samgha; two Bhikkhus pronounced expulsion against a single one... . against two.... against a number of Bhikkhus.... against a Samgha ; a number of Bhikkhus pronounced expulsion against a single one.... against two... . against another number.... against a Samgha ; a Samgha pronounced expulsion against another Samghal.
3. against two.... against a number of Bhikkhus.... against a Samgha ; a number of Bhikkhus pronounced expulsion against a single one.... against two... . against another number.... against a Samgha ; a Samgha pronounced expulsion against another Samghal. 2. Those Bhikkhus who were moderaté, were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘ How can the Bhikkhus of Kampa perform official acts in the following ways: perform unlawful acts before an incomplete congregation (&c., down to:) how can a Samgha pronounce expulsion against another Samgha ?’ These Bhikkhus told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Is it true, as they say, O Bhikkhus, that the Bhikkhus of AKampa perform official acts in the following ways, &c. ?’ ‘It is true, Lord.’ Then the blessed Buddha rebuked those Bhikkhus: ‘It is improper, O Bhikkhus, what these foolish persons are doing ; it is unbecoming, indecent, unworthy of Samazas, unallowable, and to be avoided. How can these foolish persons, O Bhikkhus, perform official acts in the following ways, &c. This will not do, O Bhikkhus, for converting the unconverted.’ Having thus rebuked them and delivered a religious discourse, he thus addressed the Bhikkhus: 3. ‘If an official act, O Bhikkhus, is performed 1 The cases of a Samgha’s expelling a single Bhikkhu, or two Bhikkhus, or a number of Bhikkhus, are omitted, because such proceedings are lawful, TX, 2, 4. FORMAL ACTS OF THE SAMGHA. 263 unlawfully by an incomplete congregation, it is no real act! and ought not to be performed. An official act performed unlawfully by a complete congregation is no real act and ought not to be performed (&c., as in § 1, down to:). A seemingly lawful act performed before a complete congregation is no real act and ought not to be performed. In case a single Bhikkhu pronounces expulsion against a single one,— this is no real act and ought not to be performed (&c., down to:). In case a Samgha pronounces expulsion against another Samgha,—this is no real act and ought not to be performed. 4. ‘There are, O Bhikkhus, four kinds of official acts (which a Samgha can perform); an unlawful act performed by an incomplete congregation, an unlawful act performed by a complete congregation, a lawful act performed by an incomplete congregation, and a lawful act performed by a complete congregation. ‘If, O Bhikkhus, an act is unlawful and performed by an incomplete congregation—such an act, O Bhikkhus, is objectionable and invalid on account of its unlawfulness and of the incompleteness (of the congregation). Such an act, O Bhikkhus, ought not to be performed, nor is such an act allowed by me. ‘If, O Bhikkhus, an act is unlawful and performed by a complete congregation—such an act, O Bhikkhus, is objectionable and invalid on account of its unlawfulness. Such an act, &c. ‘If, O Bhikkhus, an act is lawful and performed by an incomplete congregation—such an act, O Bhikkhus, is objectionable and invalid on account of 1 Te. it is null and void.
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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