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XII, 2, 8. ON THE COUNCIL OF VESÂLİ.
'Is the unfringed-seat, Lord, allowable 1?' 'No, Sir, it is not allowable.'
'Where has it been rejected?'
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At Savatthi, in the Sutta Vibhanga.'
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Of what offence is he, who uses such a seat, guilty?'
'Of Pâkittiya, in using a thing which ought to be cut down (to the proper size) 2.'
'Let the venerable Samgha hear me. This ninth point, having been examined into by the Samgha, has been found to be false Dhamma and false Vinaya, and not contained in the teaching of the Master. Thus do I cast this ninth vote.' 'Is gold and silver, Lord, allowable?' 'No, Sir, it is not allowable.'
'Where was it forbidden?'
'At Ragagaha, in the Sutta Vibhanga.' 'Of what offence is he, who takes it, guilty?' 'Of Pâkittiya, in accepting gold and silver 3.' 'Let the venerable Samgha hear me. This tenth point, having been examined into by the Samgha, has been found to be false Dhamma and false Vinaya, and not contained in the teaching of the Master. Thus do I cast this tenth vote.'
'Let the venerable Samgha hear me. These ten points, having been examined into by the Samgha, have been found to be false Dhamma and false Vinaya, and not contained in the teaching of the Master.'
1 That is, does the fact of its being unfringed make legal a mat or rug otherwise illegal by reason of its size? See above, XII, 1, 10.
3 Pâkittiya
LXXXIX.
The 18th Nissaggiya Pâkittiya.
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