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PÂKITTIYA DHAMMA.
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84. Whatsoever Bhikkhu shall pick up, or cause another to pick up, except in a grove or in a dwelling-place, a jewel, or anything deemed a jewel that is a Pâkittiya.
Should a Bhikkhu have picked up, either in a grove or in a dwelling-place, a jewel, or anything deemed a jewel, it is to be laid aside, that he to whom it may belong may take it away. This is the right course in such a case.
85. Whatsoever Bhikkhu shall, out of hours ?, enter a village, without having informed a Bhikkhu if one is presents, except on account of business of a special nature 4 thereto sufficient—that is a Pâkittiya.
86. Whatsoever Bhikkhu shall have a needlecase made of bone, or ivory, or horn, it shall be broken up-and that is a Pâkittiya.
87. When a Bhikkhu is having a new bedstead or chair made, it should be made with legs eight inches in height, according to the accepted inch”, exclusive of the lowermost piece of the bed frame 6. To him who exceeds that limit there is a Pâkittiya,
the whole the Old Commentator's explanation of râgaka and ratanaka.
1 Ratanasammatam; that is, a thing made of one of those substances ranked with gems, such as jade, coral, &c.
2 Vikâle; that is, says the Old Commentary, from sun-turn in one day till sun-rise in the next.
Santam bhikkhum. If one is not present, he may go without. The Old Commentary gives no such definition of being present, as Mr. Dickson has supplied. * Akkâyika. Compare the note on the 28th Nissaggiya.
Sugatangulena. See the note on the 6th Samghâdisesa. & Atani. There is no explanation of this term, either in the Old Commentary, or in the Samanta-Pâsâdikâ.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |