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are (not) to ask for leave (without) having weighed (with your mind) the person (concerned).'
4. At that time the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus performed an unlawful official act before the Samgha.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'Let no one, O Bhikkhus, perform unlawful acts before the Samgha. He who does, commits a dukkata offence.
They performed an unlawful act nevertheless. They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you should protest, if an unlawful act is being performed.'
5. At that time clever Bhikkhus protested at an unlawful act being performed by the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus. The Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus conceived anger, conceived discontent, and threatened (those Bhikkhus) with blows.
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to express your opinion only (instead of protesting formally).
They expressed their opinion in the presence of the said (Bhikkhus). The Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus conceived anger, conceived discontent, and threatened (them) with blows.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that four or five persons may protest, that two or three may express their opinion, and that one person may determine (in his mind): “I do not think this right.”
6. At that time the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus, when reciting the Pâtimokkha before the Samgha, intentionally recited it so that it could not be heard.
They told this thing to the Blessed One. "Let not him who is to recite the Pâtimokkha,
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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 |