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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X, 6, 3.
SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA.
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into that matter and after having got to the bottom of it,--this declaration, Upáli, is lawful.'
2. 'How many kinds are there, Lord, of the reestablishment of concord among a Samgha ?'
There are the following two kinds, Upáli, of re-establishment of concord among a Samgha : Concord may be re-established, Upali, in the letter, but not in the spirit, and concord may be re-established both in the spirit and in the letter.
And in what case, Upáli, is concord re-established in the letter, but not in the spirit ? If the Samgha, Upâli, (&c., as above) declares the re-establishment of concord, without having inquired into that matter and without having got to the bottom of it,-in this case, Upâli, concord is said to have been re-established in the letter, but not in the spirit.
And in what case, Upáli, is concord re-established both in the spirit and in the letter ? If the Samgha, Upali, (&c., as above) declares the re-establishment of concord, after having inquired into that matter and after having got to the bottom of it, in this case, Upâli, concord is said to have been re-established both in the spirit and in the letter. These, U pâli, are the two kinds of re-establishment of concord among a Samgha.'
3. And the venerable U pâli rose from his seat, adjusted his upper robe so as to cover one shoulder, bent his clasped hands towards the Blessed One, and addressed the Blessed One in the following stanzas :
In the affairs of the Samgha and in its consultations, in the business that arises and in trials, what sort of man is then most wanted ? what Bhikkhu is then most worthy of the leadership?'
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