Sunday, March 27, 2011

Cullavagga - Third Khandhaka: Chapter 31

1. In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who is undergoing probation is guilty
meanwhile of a number of Samghâdisesa offences, and without concealing them then
throws off the robes, and he, when he has again received the upasampadâ, 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 (etc., as before, down to) and he, when he
has again received the upasampadâ, 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 Samghâdisesa offences, and, concealing them, throws off
the robes; and he, when he has again received the upasampadâ, 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 upasampadâ.] 1
p. 429
2. 'And in case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who is undergoing probation is guilty
meanwhile of a number of Samghâdisesa 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 upasampadâ, 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] 1.
3. 'And in case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who is undergoing probation is guilty
meanwhile of a number of Samghâdisesa 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
p. 430
not aware. After having thrown off the robes and again received the upasampadâ,
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.]



Footnotes
428:1 This section corresponds to chap. 29, section 1.
429:1 This section corresponds to chap. 29, section 2.

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