Ninth Khandhaka. Chapter 3
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1. At that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus performed official acts in the following ways: they performed unlawful acts before an incomplete congregation (&c., as in chap. 2, 1, down to:) they performed seemingly lawful acts before a complete congregation; they performed acts without a "atti 2 and with the proclamation (of the kammav"k" 2) they performed acts without a proclamation (of the kammav"k") and with the "atti; they performed acts without a "atti and without a proclamation (of the kammav"k"); they performed acts contrary to the Dhamma; they performed acts contrary to the Vinaya; they performed acts contrary to the doctrine of the Teacher; and they performed acts against which (the Bhikkhus present) protested, which were unlawful, objectionable, and invalid.
Those Bhikkhus who were moderate, were annoyed,
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[paragraph continues] &c. These Bhikkhus told this thing to the Blessed One.
'Is it true, as they say, O Bhikkhus, that the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, &c.?'
It is true, Lord, &c.'
Having thus rebuked them and delivered a religious discourse, he thus addressed the Bhikkhus:
2. 'If an official act, O Bhikkhus, is performed unlawfully by an incomplete congregation, it is no real act and ought not to be performed (&c. 1, down to:). If an official act, O Bhikkhus, is performed against which (the Bhikkhus present) protest, which is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid, this is no real act and ought not to be performed.
3. 'There are, O Bhikkhus, six kinds of official acts (which a Sa"m"gha can perform): an unlawful act, an act performed by an incomplete congregation, an act performed by a complete congregation, a seemingly lawful act performed by an incomplete congregation, a seemingly lawful act performed by a complete congregation, a lawful act performed by a complete congregation.
'And which, O Bhikkhus, is an unlawful act? If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "attidutiya act 2 with one "atti, and does not proclaim a kammav"k", such an act is unlawful. If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "attidutiya act with two "atti and does not proclaim a kammav"k".... with one kammav"k" and does not propose a "atti.... with two
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kammav"k"s and does not propose a "atti, such an act is unlawful.
4. 'If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "atti"k"atuttha act with one "atti and does not proclaim a kammav"k", such an act is unlawful. If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a atti"k"atuttha act with two (.. three,.... four) "attis and does not proclaim a kammav"k", such an act is unlawful. If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "atti"k"atuttha act with one kammav"k" (.... with two,.... three,.... four kammav"k"s) and does not propose a "atti, such an act is unlawful. Such acts, O Bhikkhus, are called unlawful acts.
5. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is an act of an incomplete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act not all Bhikkhus, as many as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda 1 of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has not been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present protest, such an act is performed by an incomplete congregation.
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, but if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has not been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present protest, such an act is performed by an incomplete congregation.
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has been conveyed, but if the Bhikkhus present protest, such an act is performed by an incomplete congregation.
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'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "atti"k"atuttha act, &c. 1
'Such acts, O Bhikkhus, are called acts performed by incomplete congregations.
6. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is an act of a complete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present do not protest, such an act is performed by a complete congregation.
If, O Bhikkhus, at a "atti"k"atuttha act (&c., as in last section).
Such acts, O Bhikkhus, are called acts performed by complete congregations.
7. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is a seemingly lawful act performed by an incomplete congregation?
If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act the kammav"k" is proclaimed first and the "atti is proposed afterwards, if not all Bhikkhus, as many as are entitled to vote, are present, &c. 2
8. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is a seemingly lawful act performed by a complete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act the kammav"k" is proclaimed first and the "atti is proposed afterwards, if as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, &c. 3
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9. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is a lawful act performed by a complete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act the "atti is proposed first and afterwards the act is performed with one kammav"k", if as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present do not protest, such an act is lawful and performed by a complete congregation.
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "atti"k"atuttha act the "atti is proposed first and afterwards the act is performed with three kammav"k"s, if as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, &c., such an act is lawful and performed by a complete congregation.'
Footnotes
264:2 See I, 28, &c.
265:1 Here the different categories of forbidden acts are enumerated one after the other, as in 1.
265:2 About "atti, kammav"k", "attidutiya, and "atti"k"atuttha acts, see our note at I, 28, 3. 'Proposing a "atti' and 'proclaiming a kammav"k"' mean proposing a motion and putting a resolution to the assembled brethren.
266:1 See Ii, 23.
267:1 The identical three cases given before with regard to the "attidutiya act are repeated here.
267:2 The six cases given in this paragraph, of which three refer to "attidutiya acts and three to "atti"k"atuttha acts, differ from those specified in 5 only by the statement added in each of these cases regarding the inverted order of "atti and kammav"k".
267:3 This paragraph stands precisely in the same relation to 6 in which the preceding one stands to 5.
1. At that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus performed official acts in the following ways: they performed unlawful acts before an incomplete congregation (&c., as in chap. 2, 1, down to:) they performed seemingly lawful acts before a complete congregation; they performed acts without a "atti 2 and with the proclamation (of the kammav"k" 2) they performed acts without a proclamation (of the kammav"k") and with the "atti; they performed acts without a "atti and without a proclamation (of the kammav"k"); they performed acts contrary to the Dhamma; they performed acts contrary to the Vinaya; they performed acts contrary to the doctrine of the Teacher; and they performed acts against which (the Bhikkhus present) protested, which were unlawful, objectionable, and invalid.
Those Bhikkhus who were moderate, were annoyed,
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[paragraph continues] &c. These Bhikkhus told this thing to the Blessed One.
'Is it true, as they say, O Bhikkhus, that the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, &c.?'
It is true, Lord, &c.'
Having thus rebuked them and delivered a religious discourse, he thus addressed the Bhikkhus:
2. 'If an official act, O Bhikkhus, is performed unlawfully by an incomplete congregation, it is no real act and ought not to be performed (&c. 1, down to:). If an official act, O Bhikkhus, is performed against which (the Bhikkhus present) protest, which is unlawful, objectionable, and invalid, this is no real act and ought not to be performed.
3. 'There are, O Bhikkhus, six kinds of official acts (which a Sa"m"gha can perform): an unlawful act, an act performed by an incomplete congregation, an act performed by a complete congregation, a seemingly lawful act performed by an incomplete congregation, a seemingly lawful act performed by a complete congregation, a lawful act performed by a complete congregation.
'And which, O Bhikkhus, is an unlawful act? If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "attidutiya act 2 with one "atti, and does not proclaim a kammav"k", such an act is unlawful. If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "attidutiya act with two "atti and does not proclaim a kammav"k".... with one kammav"k" and does not propose a "atti.... with two
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kammav"k"s and does not propose a "atti, such an act is unlawful.
4. 'If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "atti"k"atuttha act with one "atti and does not proclaim a kammav"k", such an act is unlawful. If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a atti"k"atuttha act with two (.. three,.... four) "attis and does not proclaim a kammav"k", such an act is unlawful. If one performs, O Bhikkhus, a "atti"k"atuttha act with one kammav"k" (.... with two,.... three,.... four kammav"k"s) and does not propose a "atti, such an act is unlawful. Such acts, O Bhikkhus, are called unlawful acts.
5. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is an act of an incomplete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act not all Bhikkhus, as many as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda 1 of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has not been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present protest, such an act is performed by an incomplete congregation.
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, but if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has not been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present protest, such an act is performed by an incomplete congregation.
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has been conveyed, but if the Bhikkhus present protest, such an act is performed by an incomplete congregation.
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'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "atti"k"atuttha act, &c. 1
'Such acts, O Bhikkhus, are called acts performed by incomplete congregations.
6. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is an act of a complete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present do not protest, such an act is performed by a complete congregation.
If, O Bhikkhus, at a "atti"k"atuttha act (&c., as in last section).
Such acts, O Bhikkhus, are called acts performed by complete congregations.
7. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is a seemingly lawful act performed by an incomplete congregation?
If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act the kammav"k" is proclaimed first and the "atti is proposed afterwards, if not all Bhikkhus, as many as are entitled to vote, are present, &c. 2
8. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is a seemingly lawful act performed by a complete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act the kammav"k" is proclaimed first and the "atti is proposed afterwards, if as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, &c. 3
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9. 'And which, O Bhikkhus, is a lawful act performed by a complete congregation?
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "attidutiya act the "atti is proposed first and afterwards the act is performed with one kammav"k", if as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, are present, if the "kh"anda of those who have to declare their "kh"anda has been conveyed (to the assembly), and if the Bhikkhus present do not protest, such an act is lawful and performed by a complete congregation.
'If, O Bhikkhus, at a "atti"k"atuttha act the "atti is proposed first and afterwards the act is performed with three kammav"k"s, if as many Bhikkhus as are entitled to vote, &c., such an act is lawful and performed by a complete congregation.'
Footnotes
264:2 See I, 28, &c.
265:1 Here the different categories of forbidden acts are enumerated one after the other, as in 1.
265:2 About "atti, kammav"k", "attidutiya, and "atti"k"atuttha acts, see our note at I, 28, 3. 'Proposing a "atti' and 'proclaiming a kammav"k"' mean proposing a motion and putting a resolution to the assembled brethren.
266:1 See Ii, 23.
267:1 The identical three cases given before with regard to the "attidutiya act are repeated here.
267:2 The six cases given in this paragraph, of which three refer to "attidutiya acts and three to "atti"k"atuttha acts, differ from those specified in 5 only by the statement added in each of these cases regarding the inverted order of "atti and kammav"k".
267:3 This paragraph stands precisely in the same relation to 6 in which the preceding one stands to 5.
