Mahavagga - Seventh Khandhaka: Chapter 13

1. 'On two conditions, O Bhikkhus, the claim (of a Bhikkhu to a share in the
distribution) of the
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[paragraph continues] Kathina continues to exist, and on the failing of these
two conditions it is lost 1.
'And which are the two conditions, O Bhikkhus, for the continued existence of
that claim? The condition regarding the residence, and the condition regarding
the robe.
'And which, O Bhikkhus, is the condition regarding the residence? A Bhikkhu, O
Bhikkhus, goes away (for a time), when it is raining or storming, with the
intention of returning to that residence. In this case, O Bhikkhus, the
condition regarding the residence is fulfilled. And which, O Bhikkhus, is the
condition that regards the robe? A Bhikkhu's robe, O Bhikkhus, is not made up,
or not ready, or his expectation of getting a robe has ceased. In this case, O
Bhikkhus, the condition regarding the robe is fulfilled. These, O Bhikkhus, are
the two conditions for the continued existence of the claim.
2. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is the failing of the two conditions by which the
claim is lost? The failing of the condition regarding the residence, and the
failing of the condition regarding the robe.
'And in which case, O Bhikkhus, does the condition regarding the residence fail?
'A Bhikkhu, O Bhikkhus, goes away from the residence, giving it up, turning away
from it with contempt, abandoning it, with the intention of not returning. In
this case, O Bhikkhus, the condition regarding the residence fails. And in which
case, O Bhikkhus, does the condition regarding the robe
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fail? A Bhikkhu's robe, O Bhikkhus, has been made up, or spoilt, or lost, or
burnt, or his expectation of getting a robe has ceased. In these cases, O
Bhikkhus, the condition regarding the robe fails. This is the failing of the two
conditions, O Bhikkhus, by which the claim is lost.'
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End of the seventh Khandhaka, the Kathina-khandhaka.




Footnotes
169:1 Literally, there are two Palibodhas of the Kathina and two Apalibodhas. On
the subject discussed in this chapter--the Palibodhas--see the note on chap. 1.
7.