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That perfect one, that peaceful heart,—against him the words would not avail.
Let the wise Bhikkhu make a friend of, and resort to him
DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER.
By following whose way he will come to the end of griefs!"
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I. Now the venerable Upâli went up to the Blessed One, and bowed down before him, and took his seat on one side. And when he was so seated, the venerable Upâli said to the Blessed One: 'The expressions, Lord, "disunion in the Samgha," and "schism in the Samgha," are used1. How much, Lord, goes to make disunion and not schism in the Samgha, and how much goes to make both disunion and schism in the Samgha?'
'If one is on one side, Upâli, and two on the other side, and a fourth makes a formal proposition, and gives them voting-tickets, saying, "This is according to the Dhamma, and according to the Vinaya, and according to the teaching of the Master. Take this (ticket) and give your sanction to this (opinion)" then this, Upâli, is disunion in the Samgha, and not schism.
'If, Upâli, two are on one side, and other two are on the other side, and a fifth. . . . (and so on up to) and an eighth tell them something (&c., as before)—then this, Upâli, is disunion in the Samgha, and not schism.
'If, Upâli, four are on one side, and other four
1 Samgha-râgi and samgha-bhedo. See Mahâvagga X, 1, 6, where other expressions, not here referred to, are also used.
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