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ON THE COUNCIL OF VESÂLİ.
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Dhamma to be against the Dhamma, and what is Dhamma to be Dhamma; that what is against the Vinaya is against the Vinaya, and what is Vinaya is Vinaya.'
6. When he had thus spoken, the lay brethren said to Yasa, the son of Kâkandaka: There is but one, Sirs', who is a Sakyaputtiya Samana, our master, Yasa, the son of Kâkandaka. All the rest are no Samanas, neither Sakyaputtiyas. Let the venerable Yasa, the son of Kâkandaka, dwell among us. We will exert ourselves to provide him with robes, and food, and medicine, and the necessaries for the sick.'
Then the venerable Yasa, the son of Kâkandaka, having gained over the lay brethren, returned with the companion Bhikkhu to the Ârâma.
7. And the Vaggian Bhikkhus of Vesâlt asked the companion Bhikkhu: 'Did Yasa, the son of Kâkandaka, obtain, Sir, the forgiveness of the lay brethren?'
'Evil, Sirs, hath been wrought against us. Yasa, the son of Kâkandaka, and he alone has been decided to be a Sakyaputtiya Samana, and all of us neither Samanas nor Sakyaputtiyas.'
Then the Vaggian Bhikkhus of Vesâlt said: 'The venerable Yasa, the son of Kâkandaka, without being deputed by us, has proclaimed to laymen (a false doctrine). Come, let us carry out the Act of Suspension against him.' And
1 They are speaking to Yasa and the anudata.
This cannot refer to the 9th Pâkittiya, which only speaks of making known grievous offences. Anguttara II, 5, 2 refers to laymen as well as to sâmaneras.
Ukkhepaniya-kamma. See Kullavagga I, 25.
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