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III, 29, 2.
PROBATION AND PENANCE.
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In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who has committed numerous Samghâdisesa offences, and has concealed them, throw off the robes, and he, after having again received the upasampadâ, does not conceal them,-on that Bhikkhu, O Bhikkhus, a probation is to be imposed according to the duration of the time during which he has concealed any offence in the batch of offences thus previously concealed ? ; and after that a Mânatta is to be imposed upon him. : 'In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who has committed numerous Samghâdisesa offences, and has concealed them, throw off the robes, and, after again receiving the u pasa mpadâ, he does conceal them, -on that Bhikkhu, O Bhikkhus, a probation is to be imposed corresponding to the duration of the time during which he has concealed any offence either in the first or in the batch of offences thus afterwards concealed; and after that a Mânatta is to be imposed upon him.
22. '[In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu have com
i See the close of the last note.
. This section should correspond to chap. 31, section 2, but as noted by H. O. in his edition of the text, p. 312, there is very great confusion in the MSS. We ought to have four cases of which the distinctions are as under. Those offences
concealed before are afterwards not concealed 1 not concealed before
not concealed before
not not concealed before
concealed concealed before
concealed 3 not concealed before
not concealed) - concealed before
concealed It not concealed before
, concealed } - + All these four cases are required to make up the one hundred
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +
+ + III + +
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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 |