Chulavagga 3.31

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Adapted from the Translation by T. W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg

CHULAVAGGA (THE MINOR SECTION)

THIRD KHANDHAKA (PROBATION AND PENANCE - CONTINUED)

Chapter-31.

1. In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who is undergoing probation is guilty meanwhile of a number of Sanghadisesa offences, and without concealing them then throws off the robes, and he, when he has again received the upasampada, does not conceal those offences-that Bhikkhu ought to be thrown back to the commencement (of his term of probation).

'And in case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu (&c., as before, down to) and he, when he has again received the upasampada, does conceal those offences--that Bhikkhu ought to be thrown back to the commencement (of his term of probation), and an inclusive probation ought to be imposed upon him (corresponding to the time which has elapsed since) the first offence among those offences which he has concealed.

'And in case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who is undergoing probation is guilty meanwhile of a number of Sanghadisesa offences, and, concealing them, throws off the robes; and he, when he has again received the upasampada, does not conceal those offences--that Bhikkhu ought to be thrown back to the commencement of his term of probation, and an inclusive probation ought to be imposed upon him (corresponding to the period which has elapsed since) the first offence among those offences which he has concealed.'

[The same judgment if he has concealed the offences before he throws off the robes, and also after he has again received the upasampada.]

2. 'And in case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who is undergoing probation is guilty meanwhile of a number of Sanghadisesa offences, and some of them he has concealed and some of them he has not concealed; and after he has thrown off the robes and again received the upasampada, he does not afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had concealed, and he does not afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had. not concealed--[the judgment is the same as in the last paragraph of §-1].'

[In the same case down to] he does not afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had concealed, and he does afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had not concealed [the judgment is the same].

[In the same case, down to] he does afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had concealed, and he does not afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had not concealed [the judgment is the same].

[In the same case, down to] he does afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had concealed, and he does afterwards conceal those offences which previously he had not concealed [the judgment is the same].

3. 'And in case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who is undergoing probation is guilty meanwhile of a number of Sanghadisesa offences, and he is aware of some of those offences, and not aware of others; and he conceals those offences of which he is aware, but does not conceal those offences of which. he is

not aware. After having thrown off the robes and again received the upasampada, those offences of which he had previously [&c., as in Chapter-29, section 3, down to] on that Bhikkhu [the penalty is the same as in the last section, Chapter-31, §-2].'

[The rest of this Chapter-corresponds exactly to Chapter-29, §§-4, 5, and Chapter-30; the penalty being always the same.]