Text of Confucianism Part 02

SR No.: 007676
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Legge
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1882
Total Pages: 2405
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 43 MB

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IV, 14, 5.
THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES.
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most grave offence." These are the three causes of wrong-doing which give rise to legal questions of dispute.
· And which are the three causes of right-doing which give rise to legal questions of dispute ?
In the first place, O Bhikkhus, men not of greedy mind [&c., as in the last paragraph, inserting the word "not"].
5. And what is that, О Bhikkhus, which gives rise to legal questions of censure ? There are six causes of censure that give rise to legal questions of censure. And there are three causes of wrong-doing that give rise to legal questions of censure. And there are three causes of right-doing that give rise to legal questions of censure. And the body gives rise to legal questions of censure, and speech gives rise to legal questions of censure.'
[The six are word for word the same as in the last section, reading 'censure' for 'dispute.']
And which are the three causes of wrong-doing that give rise to legal questions of censure ?
Herein, O Bhikkhus, men of greedy mind are given to censure, men of evil mind are given to censure, nien of foolish mind are given to censure, accusing others of breaches of morality, or of behaviour, or of error in doctrine, or of adopting a wrong means of livelihood. These are the three causes of wrong-doing that give rise to legal questions of censure.'
[There follow the three causes of right-doing, reading 'men not of greedy mind,' &c., as before, end of $ 4.]
And how does the body give rise to legal questions of censure? In case a man be ill-favoured,
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