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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I, 31, 8. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS.
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completed ten years. He who does, is guilty of a dukkata offence. I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that only he who has completed ten years, or more than ten years, may confer the upasam padâ ordination.'
6. At that time ignorant, unlearned Bhikkhus (who said), 'We have completed ten years (since our upasampadâ), we have completed ten years,' conferred the upasampadâ ordination; (thus) ignorant upagghayas were found and clever saddhivihârikas; unlearned upagg hâyas were found and learned saddhivihârikas; upagghayas were found who had small knowledge, and saddhivihârikas who had great knowledge; foolish upagghayas were found and wise saddhivihârikas. And a certain Bhikkhu who had formerly belonged to a Titthiya school, when his upagg hâya remonstrated with him (on certain offences) according to the Dhamma, brought his upagg hâya (by reasoning) to silence and went back to that same Titthiya school1.
7. The moderate Bhikkhus were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: 'How can those ignorant, unlearned Bhikkhus confer the upasampadâ ordination (saying), "We have completed ten years, we have completed ten years?" (Thus) ignorant upagghayas are found and clever saddhivihârikas (&c., down to:), foolish upagghâyas are found and wise saddhivihârikas.'
These Bhikkhus told, &c.
'Is it true, O Bhikkhus, &c.?'
'It is true, Lord.'
8. Then the blessed Buddha rebuked those Bhik
khus: How can these foolish persons, O Bhikkhus,
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1 See the conclusion of this in chapter 38.
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