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1* This paragraph is word for word the same as Mahdvagga I, 76, 2 of the Bhikkhus, X, 17) 4. ON THE DUTIES OF BHIKKHUN{S, 351 ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that they be instructed aside, and then questioned in the midst of the assembly. ‘And thus, O Bhikkhus, ought they to be instructed :—First they ought to be made to choose an instructor 1; when they have chosen an instructor their robes and bowl must be shown to them: “This is your alms-bowl, this is your waist-cloth, this is your upper garment, this is your under garment, this is your vest, this is your bathing dress *. Go and stand in such and such a place.”’ 3. Ignorant and incompetent (Bhikkhunis) instructed them, and they became disconcerted, perplexed, and unable to answer. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘They are not to be instructed, O Bhikkhus, by unlearned, incompetent Bhikkhunis. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of adukka¢a. 1 prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that they be instructed by learned and competent Bhikkhunis.’ 4. Bhikkhunts not appointed (to the office of doing so) instructed them. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, instruct them without 1 Upaggham. It should be observed that this expression is found only here, and in the corresponding section for the Bhikkhus, at Mahavagga I, 76, 3. Elsewhere, throughout, Upagghaya is the form used for Bhikkhus, and Pavattinif for Bhikkhunis. The word is probably here also, as in the Mah4vagga I, 76, 3, to be taken as a masculine. 2 These last two are omitted in the corresponding section for the Bhikkhus, Mah4vagga I, 76, 3. On Samkakkhikam, see the note of the Old Commentator on the 96th Bhikkhunf PAfittiya, and on Udaka-s4/sik4, the same on the 22nd Bhikkhunf Pakittiya. 352 EKULLAVAGGA. X, 14, 5. having been appointed thereto. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkaZ¢a. I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhunt appointed to the office instruct them. ‘And thus, O Bhikkhus, ought she to be‘appointed—one may either appoint herself, or one may be appointed by another. And how is a Bhikkhunt to appoint herself? Let a learned, competent Bhikkhunt lay the following motion (#atti) before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. N. N. desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M. M. If it seem meet to the Samgha, I will instruct N.N.” Thus may a Bhikkhunt appoint herself. ‘And how is a Bhikkhunt to be appointed by another? Let a learned, competent Bhikkhunt lay the following resolution before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. N. N. desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M.M. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let A. A. instruct N.N.” Thus may one Bhikkhunt be appointed by another.
2N. N. desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M.M. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let A. A. instruct N.N.” Thus may one Bhikkhunt be appointed by another. 5. ‘Then let that so appointed Bhikkhunt go to the person who is seeking to be initiated, and thus address her: ‘ Listen tome, N.N. This is the time for you to speak the truth, to declare that which is. When you are asked about what has happened before the Samgha, you ought, if it is so, to answer: “That is so;” if it is not so, to answer: “ That is not so.” Be not perplexed, be not disconcerted. I shall ask you thus: “ Are you deformed (&c., down to the end of the twenty-six questions in § 1).”’ (After the instruction was over, the instructor and the candidate) returned together to the assembly. X,17,7- ON THE DUTIES OF BHIKKHUNIS. 353 ‘They are not to return together. Let the instructor return first, and lay the following resolution before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. N.N. desires to receive the upasam pad initiation from the venerable lady, M. M.; and she has been instructed by me. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let N. N. come forward.” Then let her be told to come forward. Then let her be told to adjust her upper robe over one shoulder only, to bow down before the Bhikkhunis, to sit down on her heels, and stretching forth her joined palms, to ask for the upasam pada initiation, saying: “I ask the Samgha, reverend Ladies, for initiation. May the Samgha, reverend Ladies, raise me up (out of the worldly life), having pity on me.” And a second and a third time is she to repeat that request. 6. ‘Then let a learned and competent Bhikkhunt lay the following resolution before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. This person, N. N., desires to receive the upasam pada initiation from M. M.; and she has been instructed by me. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let me question N. N. as touching the Disqualifications. Listen to. me, N. N. [as before, down to the end of the questions” 7. ‘ Then let a learned and competent Bhikkhunt lay the following motion before the Samgha : “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. This person, N.N., desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M.M. She is free from the Disqualifications, and is duly provided with almsbowl and robes. This person, N. N., asks the Samgha for the upasampada initiation, the vene- [20] Aa 354 KULLAVAGGA. X, 17, 8. rable lady, M. M., being her proposer. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let the Samgha receive N. N., the venerable lady, M. M., being her proposer. That, then, is the motion.
3This person, N. N., asks the Samgha for the upasampada initiation, the vene- [20] Aa 354 KULLAVAGGA. X, 17, 8. rable lady, M. M., being her proposer. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let the Samgha receive N. N., the venerable lady, M. M., being her proposer. That, then, is the motion. ‘“ Let the Samgha, venerable Ladies, hear me. N. N. desires to receive the upasampadA, the lady, M. M., being her proposer. Fhe Samgha confers the upasampad4 upon N.N., the lady, M. M., being her proposer. Whosoever of the venerable ones agrees thereto, let her keep silence ; whosoever agrees not thereto, let her speak. A second time I say the same thing.” [The whole of this paragraph repeated.] And a third time I say the same thing. [Paragraph repeated.]. ‘The Samgha has conferred the upasampada upon N.N., the lady, M. M., being her proposer: The Samgha agrees thereto. Therefore is it silent. Thus do I understand.” _ 8. ‘Then, further, let her be taken before the Bhikkhu-samgha, and there told to arrange her robe over one shoulder only, to bow down before the Bhikkhus, and, sitting down on her heels, to stretch forth her joined palms, and say: “I, Sirs, N.N., who, being desirous of receiving the upasampad4& initiation from M. M., have received it on the one side (of the Samgha, from the Bhikkhunts), and have there been declared free (from the Disqualifications), do hereby ask the Samgha for the upasampada.” [The rest of the proceedings are the same as before the Bhikkhunt-samgha.] ‘“ May the Samgha, reverend Sirs, raise me up (out of the worldly life), having pity on me.” And a second time do I hereby ask [&c., repeated], And a third time do I hereby ask [the same repeated]. X, 18. ON THE DUTIES OF BHIKKHUNIs. 355 (The rest of the proceedings are the same as in the last sections 6 and 7, putting ‘Bhikkhu’ for ‘Bhikkhunt,’ and ‘reverend Sirs’ for ‘reverend Ladies.’] ‘ Then, further, let them (the Bhikkhus) measure the shadow, tell (the newly-received Bhikkhunt) what season and what date it is, tell her what part of the day it is, tell her the whole formula’, and tell the Bhikkhunts: “You are to teach her what are the three things allowed’, and what are the eight things interdicted *.”’ 18. Now at that time Bhikkhunts wasted their time in the dining-hall, doubting as to which should take which seat. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the senior eight Bhikkhunis shall take their seats according to seniority, and the rest as they happen to come in.’ Now at that time Bhikkhunts, on the ground that the Blessed One had so prescribed, let the eight senior Bhikkhunts in every other place take * Samgiti. On the meaning of this curious use of the word, see our note on the corresponding section for the Bhikkhus (Mah4vagga I, 77).
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* This paragraph is word for word the same as Mahdvagga I, 76, 2 of the Bhikkhus, X, 17) 4. ON THE DUTIES OF BHIKKHUN{S, 351 ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that they be instructed aside, and then questioned in the midst of the assembly. ‘And thus, O Bhikkhus, ought they to be instructed :—First they ought to be made to choose an instructor 1; when they have chosen an instructor their robes and bowl must be shown to them: “This is your alms-bowl, this is your waist-cloth, this is your upper garment, this is your under garment, this is your vest, this is your bathing dress *. Go and stand in such and such a place.”’ 3. Ignorant and incompetent (Bhikkhunis) instructed them, and they became disconcerted, perplexed, and unable to answer. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘They are not to be instructed, O Bhikkhus, by unlearned, incompetent Bhikkhunis. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of adukka¢a. 1 prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that they be instructed by learned and competent Bhikkhunis.’ 4. Bhikkhunts not appointed (to the office of doing so) instructed them. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, instruct them without 1 Upaggham. It should be observed that this expression is found only here, and in the corresponding section for the Bhikkhus, at Mahavagga I, 76, 3. Elsewhere, throughout, Upagghaya is the form used for Bhikkhus, and Pavattinif for Bhikkhunis. The word is probably here also, as in the Mah4vagga I, 76, 3, to be taken as a masculine. 2 These last two are omitted in the corresponding section for the Bhikkhus, Mah4vagga I, 76, 3. On Samkakkhikam, see the note of the Old Commentator on the 96th Bhikkhunf PAfittiya, and on Udaka-s4/sik4, the same on the 22nd Bhikkhunf Pakittiya. 352 EKULLAVAGGA. X, 14, 5. having been appointed thereto. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkaZ¢a. I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhunt appointed to the office instruct them. ‘And thus, O Bhikkhus, ought she to be‘appointed—one may either appoint herself, or one may be appointed by another. And how is a Bhikkhunt to appoint herself? Let a learned, competent Bhikkhunt lay the following motion (#atti) before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. N. N. desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M. M. If it seem meet to the Samgha, I will instruct N.N.” Thus may a Bhikkhunt appoint herself. ‘And how is a Bhikkhunt to be appointed by another? Let a learned, competent Bhikkhunt lay the following resolution before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. N. N. desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M.M. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let A. A. instruct N.N.” Thus may one Bhikkhunt be appointed by another.
2N. N. desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M.M. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let A. A. instruct N.N.” Thus may one Bhikkhunt be appointed by another. 5. ‘Then let that so appointed Bhikkhunt go to the person who is seeking to be initiated, and thus address her: ‘ Listen tome, N.N. This is the time for you to speak the truth, to declare that which is. When you are asked about what has happened before the Samgha, you ought, if it is so, to answer: “That is so;” if it is not so, to answer: “ That is not so.” Be not perplexed, be not disconcerted. I shall ask you thus: “ Are you deformed (&c., down to the end of the twenty-six questions in § 1).”’ (After the instruction was over, the instructor and the candidate) returned together to the assembly. X,17,7- ON THE DUTIES OF BHIKKHUNIS. 353 ‘They are not to return together. Let the instructor return first, and lay the following resolution before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. N.N. desires to receive the upasam pad initiation from the venerable lady, M. M.; and she has been instructed by me. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let N. N. come forward.” Then let her be told to come forward. Then let her be told to adjust her upper robe over one shoulder only, to bow down before the Bhikkhunis, to sit down on her heels, and stretching forth her joined palms, to ask for the upasam pada initiation, saying: “I ask the Samgha, reverend Ladies, for initiation. May the Samgha, reverend Ladies, raise me up (out of the worldly life), having pity on me.” And a second and a third time is she to repeat that request. 6. ‘Then let a learned and competent Bhikkhunt lay the following resolution before the Samgha: “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. This person, N. N., desires to receive the upasam pada initiation from M. M.; and she has been instructed by me. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let me question N. N. as touching the Disqualifications. Listen to. me, N. N. [as before, down to the end of the questions” 7. ‘ Then let a learned and competent Bhikkhunt lay the following motion before the Samgha : “Let the Samgha, reverend Ladies, hear me. This person, N.N., desires to receive the upasampada initiation from the venerable lady, M.M. She is free from the Disqualifications, and is duly provided with almsbowl and robes. This person, N. N., asks the Samgha for the upasampada initiation, the vene- [20] Aa 354 KULLAVAGGA. X, 17, 8. rable lady, M. M., being her proposer. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let the Samgha receive N. N., the venerable lady, M. M., being her proposer. That, then, is the motion.
3This person, N. N., asks the Samgha for the upasampada initiation, the vene- [20] Aa 354 KULLAVAGGA. X, 17, 8. rable lady, M. M., being her proposer. If it seem meet to the Samgha, let the Samgha receive N. N., the venerable lady, M. M., being her proposer. That, then, is the motion. ‘“ Let the Samgha, venerable Ladies, hear me. N. N. desires to receive the upasampadA, the lady, M. M., being her proposer. Fhe Samgha confers the upasampad4 upon N.N., the lady, M. M., being her proposer. Whosoever of the venerable ones agrees thereto, let her keep silence ; whosoever agrees not thereto, let her speak. A second time I say the same thing.” [The whole of this paragraph repeated.] And a third time I say the same thing. [Paragraph repeated.]. ‘The Samgha has conferred the upasampada upon N.N., the lady, M. M., being her proposer: The Samgha agrees thereto. Therefore is it silent. Thus do I understand.” _ 8. ‘Then, further, let her be taken before the Bhikkhu-samgha, and there told to arrange her robe over one shoulder only, to bow down before the Bhikkhus, and, sitting down on her heels, to stretch forth her joined palms, and say: “I, Sirs, N.N., who, being desirous of receiving the upasampad4& initiation from M. M., have received it on the one side (of the Samgha, from the Bhikkhunts), and have there been declared free (from the Disqualifications), do hereby ask the Samgha for the upasampada.” [The rest of the proceedings are the same as before the Bhikkhunt-samgha.] ‘“ May the Samgha, reverend Sirs, raise me up (out of the worldly life), having pity on me.” And a second time do I hereby ask [&c., repeated], And a third time do I hereby ask [the same repeated]. X, 18. ON THE DUTIES OF BHIKKHUNIs. 355 (The rest of the proceedings are the same as in the last sections 6 and 7, putting ‘Bhikkhu’ for ‘Bhikkhunt,’ and ‘reverend Sirs’ for ‘reverend Ladies.’] ‘ Then, further, let them (the Bhikkhus) measure the shadow, tell (the newly-received Bhikkhunt) what season and what date it is, tell her what part of the day it is, tell her the whole formula’, and tell the Bhikkhunts: “You are to teach her what are the three things allowed’, and what are the eight things interdicted *.”’ 18. Now at that time Bhikkhunts wasted their time in the dining-hall, doubting as to which should take which seat. They told this matter to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the senior eight Bhikkhunis shall take their seats according to seniority, and the rest as they happen to come in.’ Now at that time Bhikkhunts, on the ground that the Blessed One had so prescribed, let the eight senior Bhikkhunts in every other place take * Samgiti. On the meaning of this curious use of the word, see our note on the corresponding section for the Bhikkhus (Mah4vagga I, 77).
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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