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X, 5, 4. SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA. 315 received by the lay-devotees of Kosambl, said to each other: 'Well, friends, let us go to Savatthi and let us settle there that question before the Blessed One.' And the Bhikkhus of Kosambi put their resting-places in order, took up their almsbowls and their robes, and went forth to Sâvatthi.
3. And the venerable Såriputta heard: 'Those litigious, contentious, quarrelsome, disputatious Bhikkhus of Kosambi, the constant raisers of questions before the Samgha, are coming to Sâvatthi.' And the venerable Sariputta went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him the venerable Sâriputta said to the Blessed One : 'Lord, those litigious, contentious (&c., down to :) are coming to Sâvatthi. How am I to behave, Lord, towards those Bhikkhus ?'
Well, Såriputta, you must side with those who are right according to the Dhamma.'
' But how shall I discern, Lord, what is right and what is wrong?'
4. 'There are eighteen things, Säriputta, by which you may conclude that a Bhikkhu is wrong according to the Dhamma. In case, Sâriputta, a Bhikkhu declares what is not Dhamma to be Dhamma, or declares what is Dhamma not to be Dhamma, or declares what is not Vinaya to be Vinaya, or declares what is Vinaya not to be Vinaya, or declares what has not been taught and spoken by the Tathagata to have been taught and spoken by the Tathagata, or declares something taught and spoken by the Tathagata not to have been taught and spoken by the Tathagata, or declares what has not been
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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 |