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VII, 7.
"I will come back." And when he has got beyond the boundary, &c."'
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MAHAVAGGA.
7:
'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held, takes a robe with him and goes away, &c. "'
End of the Âdâya- (Taking away') Bhânavâra.
8:
1. A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held, goes away with the expectation of getting a robe (presented). And when he has got beyond the boundary, &c. And he adopts such a course of action as may lead to his expectation being realised. But he obtains a robe where he had not expected it, and does not obtain it where he had expected it. And he thinks, "I will have the robe made up here, and will never go back." And he gets the robe made up.
'That Bhikkhu's Kathina privileges are suspended on the ground of his having a robe ready for wear. 'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been
1 Supply here the whole triad as in § 1, the words 'thinking "I will come back" being constantly added. After this triad follow three other cases which are exactly identical with the three contained in chap. 2. 2.
The whole chapter 6 is repeated here three times, the first time replacing the words 'takes a robe' by 'takes a robe with him' (comp. chap. 3); the second time replacing 'takes a robe' by 'takes a robe not ready' (comp. chap. 4); and the third time with these two modifications combined (comp. chap. 5).
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