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1* As in § 1, 13. 284 MAHAVAGGA. IX, 7, 16. congregation, or an act performed seemingly lawfully with an incomplete congregation, or an act performed seemingly lawfully with a complete congregation, or an act not performed, badly performed, to be performed again. In this case, O Bhikkhus, the Bhikkhus who say: “It is an act performed unlawfully with an incomplete congregation” —and the Bhikkhus who say: “It is an act not performed, badly performed, to be performed again” — these Bhikkhus are right herein. 16. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu be litigious (&c., as in § 15, down to:) and they proceed against him with the tagganiyakamma unlawfully with a complete congregation ... . lawfully with an incomplete congregation .... seemingly lawfully with an incomplete congregation... . seemingly lawfully with a complete congregation. Now among the Samgha residing in that district (&c., as in § 15). 17-20. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu be ignorant, unlearned,’ &c.? End of the ninth Khandhaka, which treats of the events in Kampa. 1 The text treats here in §§ 17,18 of the nissayakamma (see § 6) and of the Samghakammas down to the expulsion for a Bhikkhu’s refusal to renounce a false doctrine (see §§ 7-11) in the same manner as the tagganiyakamma is spoken of in §§ 15,16. Then follows (§§ 19, 20) an exactly analogous exposition about the revocation of these Samghakammas, which stands in the same relation to §§ 15-18 in which §§ 12-14 stand to §§ 1-11. X, 1, 2. SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA. 285 TENTH KHANDHAKA. (SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA.) 1. 1, At that time the blessed Buddha dwelt at Kosambt in the Ghosit4rdma. At that time a certain Bhikkhu had committed an offence which he considered as an offence, while the other Bhikkhus considered that offence as no offence. Afterwards he began to consider that offence as no offence, and the other Bhikkhus began to consider that offence as an offence. Now those Bhikkhus said to that Bhikkhu: ‘ You have committed an offence, friend; do you see that offence ?’ (He replied): ‘There is no offence, friends, which I should see.’ Then those Bhikkhus, bringing about unanimity (of the fraternity for their sentence) pronounced expulsion against that Bhikkhu for his refusal to see that offence. 2. Now that Bhikkhu was erudite; he had studied the Agamas; he knew the Dhamma, the Vinaya, the Matika!; he was wise, learned, intelligent, modest, conscientious, anxious for training. And that Bhikkhu went to his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus, and said to them: ‘This is no offence, friends; this is not an offence. 1 See Xullavagga I, 11, 1, with our note. 286 | MAHAVAGGA. X, 1, 3- I am offenceless; I am not guilty of an offence; I am unexpelled and have not been expelled; the sentence by which I have been expelled is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid. May the venerable ones be my partisans according to Dhamma and Vinaya.’ Thus that Bhikkhu got his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus on his side.
2May the venerable ones be my partisans according to Dhamma and Vinaya.’ Thus that Bhikkhu got his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus on his side. And he sent also a messenger to his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus of the whole country (with the following message): ‘This is no offence, friends; this is not an offence (&c., down to:). May the venerable ones be my partisans according to Dhamma and Vinaya.’ Thus that Bhikkhu got also his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus of the whole country on his side. 3. Now those Bhikkhus who were partisans of the expelled Bhikkhu, went to the place where those who had expelled him, were. Having approached them, they said to the Bhikkhus who had expelled him: ‘ This is no offence, friends ; this is not an offence. This Bhikkhu is offenceless; this Bhikkhu is not guilty of an offence. This Bhikkhu is unexpelled ; this Bhikkhu has not been expelled. The sentence by which he has been expelled is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid.’ When they had spoken thus, the Bhikkhus who had expelled that Bhikkhu, said to the partisans of the expelled one: ‘ This is an offence, friends ; this is not no offence. This Bhikkhu is an offender; this Bhikkhu is not offenceless. This Bhikkhu is expelled; this Bhikkhu is not unexpelled. The sentence by which he has been expelled is lawful, X, 1,6. SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA. 287 unobjectionable, and valid. Do not stand, O venerable ones, on the side of this expelled Bhikkhu; do not follow him.’ But the partisans of the expelled Bhikkhu, though they were spoken to thus by the Bhikkhus who had expelled him, persevered nevertheless on the side of that expelled Bhikkhu and followed him. 4. And a certain Bhikkhu went to the place where the Blessed One was. Having approached him and respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him that Bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: ‘A certain Bhikkhu, Lord, had committed an offence which he considered as an offence (&c., as in §§ 1-3, down to:). But the partisans, Lord, of the expelled Bhikkhu, though they were spoken to thus by the Bhikkhus who had expelled him, persevered nevertheless on the side of that expelled Bhikkhu and followed him.’ 5. Then the Blessed One (exclaimed): ‘The Bhikkhu Samgha is divided! The Bhikkhu Samgha is divided !’—and he rose from his seat and went to the place where the Bhikkhus were who had pronounced that sentence of expulsion. Having approached them, he sat down on the seat they had prepared. Sitting there the Blessed One said to the Bhikkhus who had pronounced expulsion against that Bhikkhu: ‘Do not think, O Bhikkhus, that you are to pronounce expulsion against a Bhikkhu whatever be the facts of the case, saying, “ It occurs to us to do so; it occurs to us to do so.” 6. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu has committed an offence which he considers as no offence, while the other Bhikkhus consider it as an offence— if, O Bhikkhus, those Bhikkhus know with regard
3‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu has committed an offence which he considers as no offence, while the other Bhikkhus consider it as an offence— if, O Bhikkhus, those Bhikkhus know with regard 288 MAHAVAGGA. X, 1, 7. to that Bhikkhu: “This venerable brother is erudite; he has studied the Agamas; he knows the Dhamma, the Vinaya, the Matika; he is wise, learned, intelligent, modest, conscientious, anxious for training. Should we pronounce expulsion against this Bhikkhu for his refusal to see that offence, and should we not hold Uposatha with that Bhikkhu, but hold Uposatha without that Bhikkhu, this matter will cause among the Samgha altercations, contentions, discord, quarrels, divisions among the Samgha, disunion among the Samgha, separations among the Samgha, schisms among the Samgha,”—in that case, O Bhikkhus, let those Bhikkhus, standing in awe of causing divisions, not pronounce expulsion against that Bhikkhu for his refusal to see his offence. 7. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu has committed (&c., as above, down to:). “Should we pronounce expulsion against this Bhikkhu for his refusal to see that offence, and should we not hold PavarazA with that Bhikkhu, but hold Pavaraz4 without that Bhikkhu, and not perform official acts with that Bhikkhu, but perform official acts without that Bhikkhu, and not sit down on our seats with that Bhikkhu, but sit down on our seats without that Bhikkhu, and not sit down to drink rice-milk with that Bhikkhu, but sit down to drink rice-milk without that Bhikkhu, and not sit down in the dininghall with that Bhikkhu, but sit down in the dininghall without that Bhikkhu, and not dwell under one roof with that Bhikkhu, but dwell under one roof without that Bhikkhu, and not perform with that Bhikkhu, according to seniority, the duties of respectfully saluting each other, rising from our seats, raising the joined hands before each other, and all X, 1, 8. ‘“SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA. 289 proper duties, but perform without that Bhikkhu, according to seniority, the duties, &c.,—this matter will cause among the Samgha (&c., as in § 6, down to the end).’
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* As in § 1, 13. 284 MAHAVAGGA. IX, 7, 16. congregation, or an act performed seemingly lawfully with an incomplete congregation, or an act performed seemingly lawfully with a complete congregation, or an act not performed, badly performed, to be performed again. In this case, O Bhikkhus, the Bhikkhus who say: “It is an act performed unlawfully with an incomplete congregation” —and the Bhikkhus who say: “It is an act not performed, badly performed, to be performed again” — these Bhikkhus are right herein. 16. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu be litigious (&c., as in § 15, down to:) and they proceed against him with the tagganiyakamma unlawfully with a complete congregation ... . lawfully with an incomplete congregation .... seemingly lawfully with an incomplete congregation... . seemingly lawfully with a complete congregation. Now among the Samgha residing in that district (&c., as in § 15). 17-20. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu be ignorant, unlearned,’ &c.? End of the ninth Khandhaka, which treats of the events in Kampa. 1 The text treats here in §§ 17,18 of the nissayakamma (see § 6) and of the Samghakammas down to the expulsion for a Bhikkhu’s refusal to renounce a false doctrine (see §§ 7-11) in the same manner as the tagganiyakamma is spoken of in §§ 15,16. Then follows (§§ 19, 20) an exactly analogous exposition about the revocation of these Samghakammas, which stands in the same relation to §§ 15-18 in which §§ 12-14 stand to §§ 1-11. X, 1, 2. SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA. 285 TENTH KHANDHAKA. (SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA.) 1. 1, At that time the blessed Buddha dwelt at Kosambt in the Ghosit4rdma. At that time a certain Bhikkhu had committed an offence which he considered as an offence, while the other Bhikkhus considered that offence as no offence. Afterwards he began to consider that offence as no offence, and the other Bhikkhus began to consider that offence as an offence. Now those Bhikkhus said to that Bhikkhu: ‘ You have committed an offence, friend; do you see that offence ?’ (He replied): ‘There is no offence, friends, which I should see.’ Then those Bhikkhus, bringing about unanimity (of the fraternity for their sentence) pronounced expulsion against that Bhikkhu for his refusal to see that offence. 2. Now that Bhikkhu was erudite; he had studied the Agamas; he knew the Dhamma, the Vinaya, the Matika!; he was wise, learned, intelligent, modest, conscientious, anxious for training. And that Bhikkhu went to his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus, and said to them: ‘This is no offence, friends; this is not an offence. 1 See Xullavagga I, 11, 1, with our note. 286 | MAHAVAGGA. X, 1, 3- I am offenceless; I am not guilty of an offence; I am unexpelled and have not been expelled; the sentence by which I have been expelled is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid. May the venerable ones be my partisans according to Dhamma and Vinaya.’ Thus that Bhikkhu got his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus on his side.
2May the venerable ones be my partisans according to Dhamma and Vinaya.’ Thus that Bhikkhu got his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus on his side. And he sent also a messenger to his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus of the whole country (with the following message): ‘This is no offence, friends; this is not an offence (&c., down to:). May the venerable ones be my partisans according to Dhamma and Vinaya.’ Thus that Bhikkhu got also his companions and friends among the Bhikkhus of the whole country on his side. 3. Now those Bhikkhus who were partisans of the expelled Bhikkhu, went to the place where those who had expelled him, were. Having approached them, they said to the Bhikkhus who had expelled him: ‘ This is no offence, friends ; this is not an offence. This Bhikkhu is offenceless; this Bhikkhu is not guilty of an offence. This Bhikkhu is unexpelled ; this Bhikkhu has not been expelled. The sentence by which he has been expelled is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid.’ When they had spoken thus, the Bhikkhus who had expelled that Bhikkhu, said to the partisans of the expelled one: ‘ This is an offence, friends ; this is not no offence. This Bhikkhu is an offender; this Bhikkhu is not offenceless. This Bhikkhu is expelled; this Bhikkhu is not unexpelled. The sentence by which he has been expelled is lawful, X, 1,6. SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA. 287 unobjectionable, and valid. Do not stand, O venerable ones, on the side of this expelled Bhikkhu; do not follow him.’ But the partisans of the expelled Bhikkhu, though they were spoken to thus by the Bhikkhus who had expelled him, persevered nevertheless on the side of that expelled Bhikkhu and followed him. 4. And a certain Bhikkhu went to the place where the Blessed One was. Having approached him and respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him that Bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: ‘A certain Bhikkhu, Lord, had committed an offence which he considered as an offence (&c., as in §§ 1-3, down to:). But the partisans, Lord, of the expelled Bhikkhu, though they were spoken to thus by the Bhikkhus who had expelled him, persevered nevertheless on the side of that expelled Bhikkhu and followed him.’ 5. Then the Blessed One (exclaimed): ‘The Bhikkhu Samgha is divided! The Bhikkhu Samgha is divided !’—and he rose from his seat and went to the place where the Bhikkhus were who had pronounced that sentence of expulsion. Having approached them, he sat down on the seat they had prepared. Sitting there the Blessed One said to the Bhikkhus who had pronounced expulsion against that Bhikkhu: ‘Do not think, O Bhikkhus, that you are to pronounce expulsion against a Bhikkhu whatever be the facts of the case, saying, “ It occurs to us to do so; it occurs to us to do so.” 6. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu has committed an offence which he considers as no offence, while the other Bhikkhus consider it as an offence— if, O Bhikkhus, those Bhikkhus know with regard
3‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu has committed an offence which he considers as no offence, while the other Bhikkhus consider it as an offence— if, O Bhikkhus, those Bhikkhus know with regard 288 MAHAVAGGA. X, 1, 7. to that Bhikkhu: “This venerable brother is erudite; he has studied the Agamas; he knows the Dhamma, the Vinaya, the Matika; he is wise, learned, intelligent, modest, conscientious, anxious for training. Should we pronounce expulsion against this Bhikkhu for his refusal to see that offence, and should we not hold Uposatha with that Bhikkhu, but hold Uposatha without that Bhikkhu, this matter will cause among the Samgha altercations, contentions, discord, quarrels, divisions among the Samgha, disunion among the Samgha, separations among the Samgha, schisms among the Samgha,”—in that case, O Bhikkhus, let those Bhikkhus, standing in awe of causing divisions, not pronounce expulsion against that Bhikkhu for his refusal to see his offence. 7. ‘In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu has committed (&c., as above, down to:). “Should we pronounce expulsion against this Bhikkhu for his refusal to see that offence, and should we not hold PavarazA with that Bhikkhu, but hold Pavaraz4 without that Bhikkhu, and not perform official acts with that Bhikkhu, but perform official acts without that Bhikkhu, and not sit down on our seats with that Bhikkhu, but sit down on our seats without that Bhikkhu, and not sit down to drink rice-milk with that Bhikkhu, but sit down to drink rice-milk without that Bhikkhu, and not sit down in the dininghall with that Bhikkhu, but sit down in the dininghall without that Bhikkhu, and not dwell under one roof with that Bhikkhu, but dwell under one roof without that Bhikkhu, and not perform with that Bhikkhu, according to seniority, the duties of respectfully saluting each other, rising from our seats, raising the joined hands before each other, and all X, 1, 8. ‘“SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA. 289 proper duties, but perform without that Bhikkhu, according to seniority, the duties, &c.,—this matter will cause among the Samgha (&c., as in § 6, down to the end).’
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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