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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[APRIL, 1893.
« There may be men, living under your instruction, who desire to receive the wpasampada ordination. Vouchsafa, Venerable Ones, not to confer on them such ordination, in your own locality, without the previous sanction of Ramadhipatiraja or of the leading thóras of Hamsavatipura. Should, Venerable Ones, you disregard this our command, and conduot the upasampada ordination ceremony in your own locality, we shall infliot punishment on the parents of the candidates for such ordination, their relatives, or their lay supporters.
“There are sinful priests, who practise medicine; and others, who devote their time to the art of numbers, carpentry, or the manufacture of ivory articles, or who declare the happy or unhappy lot of governors, nobles, and the common people, by examining their horoscopes or by reading the omens and dreams, that may have appeared to them.
“There are some priests, who not only make such declarations, but also procure their livelihood, like laymen addicted to the acquisition of material wealth, by means of painting, carpentry, the manufacture of ivory articles, turnery, the making of idols, and such other vocations. In short, they follow such unbecoming professions, and obtain their means of livelihood.
“There are priests, who visit eotton-fields and preach the Dhamma with long intonation, and trade in the cotton which they happen to receive as offerings.
“There are priests, who visit fields of hill-rice, rice, barley, &c., and preach the Dhamma and trade in the grain which they happen to receive as offerings.
"There are priests, who visit fields of capsicum and preach the Dhamma, and trade in the capsicum which they happen to receive as offerings.
"There are priests, who trade in many other ways.
“There are priests, who, contrary to the rules of the Order, associate with such laymen as gamesters, roués, drunkards, mon who obtain their means of living by robbery, or who are in the service of the King, or with other men and women.
"All these are sinful priests. Do not, Venerable Ones, permit these sinful priests to take up their permanent residence under your protection.
“But there are also other priests, who are replete with faith, who observe the rules prescribed for the Order, whose conduct is good, and who are devoted to the study of the Tipitakz, together with its commentaries, &c. Venerable Ones, permit such priests to take up their pormanent residence under your protection.
"If, Venerable Ones, lay men, who are replete with faith and are of good family, desire to receive the pabbajjá ordination at your hands, they should be taught calligraphy, and after they have acquired a knowledge of the proper intonation of the letters, they should be instructed in the confession of faith in the Three Refuges,' and taught the precepts; and eventually, Venerable Ones, confer the pubhajjú ordination on them.
"If there are samaméras, who have completed their twentieth year, and are desirous of receiving the upasampalá ordination, they should be taught a brief summary of the chatupári. suddhisila, that are observed by priests, who have received the upasampadd ordination, namely, pátimolek hashvarasil, intriyasainvarasila, ájívapärisuddhisila, and pachchayasannissitasila. They should further be instructed both in the letter and spirit of the Bhilekhupatim okIcha and the Khuldasikleha, from beginning to end, and be directed to learn by heart the ritual of confession and the chatupachchayapachchavéllehana. Do you ultimately report your action to Ramadhipatiraja as well as to the leading priests residing in Hamsavatipura. Then Ramadhipatiraja will furnish these candidates with the priestly requisitos,' and have the upasampada ordination conforred on them.
