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VIJI, 5.1.
THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS.
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get any. The Bhikkhus who had got nothing, said: 'Friends, give us also a part (of your pamsukúlas).'
They replied, 'We will not give you a part, friends; why did you not get (them yourselves)?'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you give a part (even) against your will to Bhikkhus who have gone (to the cemetery) together with yourselves.'
5. At that time a number of Bhikkhus were travelling on the road in the Kosala country. They went off (the road) to a cemetery in order to get themselves pamsukula robes, after having made an agreement (about the distribution of what they were to find). Some of the Bhikkhus got themselves pamsukūlas, other Bhikkhus did not get any. The Bhikkhus who had got nothing, said : 'Friends, give us also a part (of the pamsukulas).' They replied, 'We will not give you a part, friends ; why did you not get (them yourselves) ?'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you give a part, (even) against your will, to Bhikkhus who have gone (with you to the cemetery) after having made with you an agreement (about the distribution of the pamsukalas).'
1. At that time people went to the Årâma with robes? (which they intended to present to the
1 It will be as well to remind the reader that here and in the following chapters kivar a can mean both a robe' and 'cloth for making robes.'
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| 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 |