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MAHAVAGGA.
68.
I, 68.
At that time a certain hermaphrodite had received pabbaggâ with the Bhikkhus; so karoti pi kârâpeti pi.
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'Let a hermaphrodite, O Bhikkhus,' &c.
69.
1. At that time the Bhikkhus conferred the upasampada ordination on a person that had no upagghaya.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'Let no one, O Bhikkhus, who has no upagg hâya, receive the upasampadâ ordination. He who confers the upasampadâ ordination (on such a person), commits a dukkata offence.'
2. At that time the Bhikkhus conferred the upasampadâ ordination with the Samgha as upagghaya.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'Let no one receive the upasampadâ ordination with the Samgha as upagghaya. He who confers the upasampadâ ordination (in such a way), commits a dukkata offence.'
3. At that time the Bhikkhus conferred the upasampada ordination with a number of Bhikkhus1 as upagghaya (&c., as before).
4. At that time the Bhikkhus conferred the upa
1 I.e. not with the whole fraternity residing at that place, but with a part of it.
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