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IV, 15, 6.
here, and there is but a small place protected from rain, and a great cloud is in the sky. If the Samgha performs Pavâranâ with the threefold formula, it will not have finished the Pavâranâ when this cloud will begin to rain. Well, what are we to do?'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
6. 'In case, O Bhikkhus, in a certain district a great assembly of Bhikkhus has come together on the day of Pavâranâ, and there is but a small place protected from rain, and a great cloud is in the sky. Now if those Bhikkhus think .... (&c., as in § 3 to the end).
7. 'In case, O Bhikkhus, in a certain district on the day of Pavâranâ danger arises from kings, danger from robbers, danger from fire, danger from water, danger from human beings, danger from nonhuman beings, danger from beasts of prey, danger from creeping things, danger of life, danger against chastity. Now if those Bhikkhus think: “Here is danger for our chastity. If the Samgha performs Pavâranâ with the threefold formula, it will not have finished the Pavâranâ when this danger for chastity will arise,” let a learned, competent Bhikkhu ...:'(&c., as in § 3 to the end).
16. 1. At that time the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus held Pavâranâ being guilty of an offence.
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
Let no one, O Bhikkhus, hold Pavâranâ who is guilty of an offence. He who does, commits a
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