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[No dialogue.] There are ten faults relative to confession (āloyaṇā-dosa): [1] rousing [the confessor's] compassion [in order to get a light penance] (ākampaittā), choosing an indulgent confessor (aṇumāṇaittā), confessing only the faults that others have seen (jam diṭṭham), confessing only grave (bāyaram) or [5] only small faults (suhumam), confessing secretly (channam, speaking indistinctly, Abhay.), verbose confession (sadd'aulayam
sabd'ākula), confessing one fault to several confessors (bahujana), confessing indistinctly (avvatta, scil. to a guru who is not thoroughly instructed, an agītârtha, Abhay.) and [10] confessing a fault to a guru who is guilty of the same fault (tassevi tat-sevin).
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el [No dialogue.] A monk is able to confess his faults in the proper way if he possesses the following ten qualities (dasahim thanehim sampanne anagare arihai atta-dosam aloittae): if he [1] has a good birth (jāi-sampanna), belongs to a good family (kula-s.), respects the decorum (vinaya-s.), knows [the difference between good and evil] (nāṇa-s.), [5] is faithful (damsaṇa-s.), has a good conduct (caritta-s.), is tolerant (khanta), has complete control [of his senses] (danta), is truthful (amãi) and [10] does not regret [to have confessed] (apacchā'ṇutāvi).
c2 [No dialogue.] A monk is able to receive confessions in the proper way (... arihai āloyaṇam padicchittae) only if he possesses the following eight qualities: if he [1] is acquainted with good behaviour (āyārava), understands [the sins that are confessed] (āhārava), is conversant with the practice [of confession] (vavahārava), is devoid of false shame (uvvilaya: apavriḍaka, Abhay.), [5] is able to release the confessant from his guilt [by imposing the right penance] (thus Abhay. on pakuvvaya), is discreet (aparissavi), is able to make the confessant do the penance (nijjavaya niryāpaka) and [8] is able to see the calamities of the hereafter (avāya-damsi: pāralaukikâpāya-darsin, Abhay.).
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d (920a) [No dialogue.] There are ten forms of correct behaviour (sāmāyārī) among monks. They are (enumerated in a gāhā): [1] compliance with a wish (iccha-kāra), the admission of being guilty (micchā-kāra), assent (taha-kkāra), formulae used
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