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MAHAVAGGA.
VIII, 32, I.
'When he gives it to the boundary, it is to be divided among all those Bhikkhus who have come within the boundary 1.
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'When he gives it to a Samgha which is under agreement, there are a number of residences which hold in common whatever they get, and what is given in one residence is given in all.
'When he gives it on a declaration of alms (means when the givers say), "We give it at the place where constant supply of alms is kept up for the Samgha"."
When he gives it to the Samgha, it is to be divided among the Samgha there present.
'When he gives it to both the Samghas, though there be many Bhikkhus and only one Bhikkhunt, an equal half is to be given (to each of the two Samghas), and though there be many Bhikkhunis and only one Bhikkhu, an equal half is to be given (to each of the two Samghas).
'When he gives it to the Samgha which has spent the rainy season, it is to be divided among as many Bhikkhus as have spent the rainy season at that particular residence.
'When he gives it to a specified number, it is the number present at the giving of congey, or
1 See chapters II, 6 and following.
"Buddhaghosa says, Bhikkhâ-paññattiyâ, ti attano parikkâgapaññapana-tthâne. Ten' ev' âha yattha samghassa dhuvakârâ kariyantî ti. Tass' attho, yasmim vihâre imassa kîvara-dâyakassa santakam samghassa pâkavattam vâ vattati, yasmim vâ vihâre bhikkhu attano bhâram katvâ sadâ gehe bhogesi. Yattha vârena âvâso vâ kârito, salâkabhattâdîni vâ nibaddhâni, yena pana sakalo pi vihâro pati/hâpito, tattha vattabbam eva n' atthi ime dhuvakârâ nama.
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |