Vinaya Texts

SR No.: 007684
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

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II, 4, 1.
PROBATION AND PENANCE.
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the duties (i. e. of a probationer)." Then also the probation is postponed.'
2. Now at that time the Bhikkhus who were at Såvatthi went away hither and thither, and the Bhikkhus who had been placed on probation were not able to carry out their probation correctly?
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'I prescribe to you, O Bhikkhus, to take upon yourselves again the probation (which had been postponed). Now thus, O Bhikkhus, ought you to take it upon yourselves again. The Bhikkhu who has been placed under probation is to go up to a single Bhikkhu, and arranging his robe on one shoulder, and squatting down on his heels, and stretching forth his hands with the palms together, he is to say: "I take my probation again upon myself.” Then the probation is resumed. Or he is to say: "I take the duties (i. e. of a probationer) upon myself again.” Then also is the probation resumed.'
Here end the duties encumbent on a probationer.
1. Now at that time Bhikkhus, who had rendered themselves liable to be thrown back to the commencement (of their probationary course) ?, used to
1 The Samanta Pâsâdiká here says, Evam vattam samâdiyitva parivutta-parivasassa mânattam ganbato puna vatta-samadana-kikkam n'atthi samadinna-vatto yeva hi esa. Tasmassa kharattam månattam dåtabbam, kinna-mânatto abbhetabbo, evam anapattiko hutva suddhante patisthito tisso sikkhâ pûretvå dukkhass' antam karissatîti.
: This is fully explained in the next Khandhaka.
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