Chulavagga 1.6

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

CHULAVAGGA (THE MINOR SECTION)

FIRST KHANDHAKA I. THE TAJJANIYA KAMMA (ACTS OF REBUKE)

Chapter-6.

1. So the Sangha carried out the Tajjaniya-kamma against the Bhikkhus who were followers of Panduka and Lohitaka. And when they had been subjected by the Sangha to the Tajjaniya-kamma and were conducting themselves aright in accordance to that, they became subdued, and they sought for release; and going up to the Bhikkhus they spoke as follows: 'We, Sirs, have been subjected by the Sangha to the Tajjaniya-kamma (&c., down to) release. What now should. we do?'

They told this thing to the Lord Buddha.

'Then, O Bhikkhus, let the Sangha revoke the Tajjaniya-kamma carried out against the followers of Panduka and Lohitaka.

2. 'There are five things, O Bhikkhus, by which,

when a Bhikkhu is characterised, a Tajjaniya-kamma ought not to be revoked for him; (that is to say), when he confers the upasampada--when he gives a nissaya--when he provides himself with a samanera--when he accepts the office of giving exhortation to the nuns--and when, having accepted that office, he exhorts the nuns. These are the five things, O Bhikkhus (&c., as before, down to) revoked for him.

'There are other five things, O Bhikkhus, by which, when a Bhikkhu is characterised, a Tajjaniya-kamma ought not to be revoked for him; (that is to say), when he commits the offence for which the Tajjaniya-kamma has been carried out by the Sangha against him--or any other offence of a similar kind--or any worse offence--when he finds fault with the proceeding that has been carried out against him--or with the Bhikkhus who have carried it out. These are five things, O Bhikkhus (&c., as before, down to) revoked for him.

There are eight things, O Bhikkhus, by which, when a Bhikkhu is characterised, a Tajjaniya-kamma ought not to be revoked for him; (that is to say), when he raises objections against a regular Bhikkhu's taking part in the Uposatha ceremony--or in the Pavarana ceremony--when he inhibits a junior from going beyond the bounds--when he sets on foot a censure against any other Bhikkhu--when he asks another Bhikkhu to give

him leave to rebuke that Bhikkhu--when he warns another Bhikkhu whom he supposes to be offending--when he reminds another Bhikkhu of a rule against which he supposes that Bhikkhu to be offending--when he associates with the Bhikkhus. These are the eight things, O Bhikkhus (&c., as before, down to) revoked for him.'

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Here end the eighteen cases in which there ought to be no revocation (of the Tajjaniya-kamma).