Mahavagga - Seventh Khandhaka: Chapter 9

1. 'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held, goes away with the
expectation of getting
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a robe (presented), thinking, "I will come back." And when he has got beyond the
boundary, he devotes himself to the realisation of his expectation, and he
obtains a robe where he had expected it, and does not obtain one where he had
not expected it. And he thinks, "I will have the robe made up here, and will
never go back," &c. 1
2. 'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held, goes away with the
expectation of getting a robe (presented), thinking, "I will come back." And
when he has got beyond the boundary, he hears the news: "The Kathina, they say,
has been suspended in that district." And he thinks, "Since the Kathina has been
suspended in that district, I will devote myself here to obtaining the gift I am
expecting." And he adopts such action as may lead to the realisation of his
expectation, and he obtains a robe where he had expected it, and does not obtain
one where he had not expected it. And he thinks, "I will have the robe made up
here, and will never go back," &c. 2
3. 'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held, goes away with the
expectation of getting a robe (presented), thinking, "I will come back." And
when he has got beyond the boundary, he adopts such action as may lead to the
realisation of his expectation, and he obtains a robe where he had expected it,
and does not obtain one where he had not expected it, and he has that robe made
up.
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[paragraph continues] When that robe has thus been made up he hears the news,
"The Kathina, they say, has been suspended in that district."
That Bhikkhu's Kathina privileges are suspended on the ground of his having
heard that news.
'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held, goes away with the
expectation of getting a robe, thinking, "I will come back." And when he has got
beyond the boundary, he thinks, "I will devote myself to obtaining that expected
gift, and will never go back." And he cares for that expected gift, but his
expectation collapses.
That Bhikkhu's Kathina privileges are suspended on the ground of the lapse of
that expectation.
'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held, goes away with the
expectation of getting a robe, thinking, "I will come back." And when he has got
beyond the boundary, he devotes himself to the realisation of his expectation,
and he obtains a robe where he had expected it, and does not obtain one where he
had not expected it, and he has that robe made up. And then, after it has been
made up, he postpones his return until the (general) suspension of privileges
has taken place.
'That Bhikkhu's Kathina privileges are suspended on the ground of his being
beyond the boundary.
'A Bhikkhu, after the Kathina ceremony has been held (&c., as in the preceding
case, down to:) And then, after it has been made up, he postpones his return
until the very moment when the (general) suspension of privileges takes place.
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'That Bhikkhu's Kathina privileges are suspended on the ground of the common
suspension.'
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End of the section entitled Âsâ-dolasaka 1.




Footnotes
164:1 Here follows the same development into the four cases of nitthânantika,
sannitthânantika, nâsanantika, and âsâvakkhedika kathinuddhâra, as in chap. 8.
1.
164:2 Supply here the same four cases as in the preceding paragraph or in chap.
8. 1.
166:1 'The twelve cases (in which the robe is received) as expected.'