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1,67.
ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS.
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2. Then those who had been ordained, saw those robbers who were being led to death; seeing them they said: 'It is well that we have escaped; had we been caught, we should also be killed thus.' The Bhikkhus said to them: Why, what have you done, friends ?' Then those (robbers) who had been ordained, told the whole matter to the Bhikkhus. The Bhikkhus told this thing to the Blessed One.
Those Bhikkhus, O Bhikkhus, were Arahats. Let a person, O Bhikkhus, that has murdered an Arahat, if this person has not received the upasampadà ordination, not receive it; if he has received it, let him be expelled (from the fraternity).'
67.
At that time a number of Bhikkhunts were travelling on the road from Sâketa to Sâvatthi. On the road robbers broke forth, robbed some of the Bhikkhunis, and violated some of them. Then roya! soldiers (&c., as in chap. 66).
The Bhikkhus told this thing to the Blessed One.
Let a person, O Bhikkhus, that has violated a Bhikkhuni (or, that has had sexual intercourse with a Bhikkhuni), (&c., as in chap. 66).
'Let a person, O Bhikkhus, that has caused a schism among the Samgha, &c.
'Let a person, O Bhikkhus, that has shed (a Buddha's) blood,' &c.
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