Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 20 : 20. Now at that time Bhikkhuns inhibited Bhikkhus from the Uposatha, or from the Pavra"n", or from the Exhortation, or issued commands to them, or asked them to give them leave to rebuke them, or warned them of some offence they supposed they p. 359 were committing, or called upon them to remember...
Ninth Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : p. 306 2. 1. Now the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: 'Now henceforth I, O Bhikkhus, will not hold Uposatha, nor recite the Ptimokkha; let you yourselves, O Bhikkhus, henceforth hold Uposatha and recite the Ptimokkha. It is, O Bhikkhus, an impossible thing and an inexpedient th...
Seventh Khandhaka. Chapter 3 : 3. 1. Now at that time the Blessed One was seated preaching the Dhamma, and surrounded by a great multitude, including the king and his retinue. And Devadatta rose from his seat, and arranging his upper robe over one shoulder, stretched out his joined hands to the Blessed One, and said...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 16 : 16. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus in the bath-room put the robes down on the ground, and the robes became dirty. p. 111 They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a bamboo to hang your robes on, and of a string to hang your robes on 1.' When rain fell, it fell...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 16 : 16. 1. Now when the Blessed One had dwelt at Svatthi as long as he thought fit, he went on on his journey towards the Ki"t" Hill with a great multitude of Bhikkhus--to wit, with about five hundred Bhikkhus, besides Sriputta and Moggallna. And the Bhikkhus who were followers of Assa"g"i...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 6 : 6. 1. 'There are three cases, O Bhikkhus, in which grants of dispensation for those who are no longer insane are not valid: and three cases in which such grants are valid. 'What are the three cases in which grants of dispensation for those who are no longer insane are not valid? 'In the first place...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 12 : 12. 1. Now the venerable Upananda the Skyan, after having had a lodging allotted to him in p. 205 [paragraph continues] Svatthi, went to a certain country-place where a community of the Sa"m"gha resided, and there also had a lodging allotted to him. Then the Bhikkhus there thought, 'Now this...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : 2. 1. The single Bhikkhu who speaks not in accordance with the right, the many who speak not in accordance with the right, the Sa"m"gha which speaks not in accordance with the right. The single Bhikkhu who speaks in accordance with the right, the many who speak in accordance with the right...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 24 : 24. 1. Now at that time a certain lay disciple had given to the Bhikkhun-sa"m"gha a servant's lodge 2 (to live in). They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow, O Bhikkhus, the use of a stable.' It did not satisfy (their wants) 3. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow, O...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 12 : 12. 1. Now the Blessed One, when he had stayed at R"g"agaha as long as he thought fit, set out on his journey toward Vesl 3. Now at that time the Bhikkhus went along, carrying their needles and scissors and drugs in their bowls. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 13 : 13. 1. Now at that time the water as they went along could not be drunk without breaking the rules 3, as they had no strainers. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a strainer.' The little cloth (that was used for a strainer) was not sufficient (to filter...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 3 : 3. [This chapter is the contrary of the last; the cases put being those in which the three last members of p. 4 the mtik in the first paragraph of chapter 2 instruct, &c., the three first members.] "End of the nine cases in which the right side decides.
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 7 : 7. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus carried out official acts against Bhikkhus who had not confessed themselves guilty--the Ta"g"g"aniya-kamma, or the Nissaya-kamma, or the Pabb"g"aniya-kamma, or the Pa"t"isra"n"iya-kamma, or the Ukkhepaniya-kamma. Those Bhikkhus who were moderate...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 17 : p. 114 17. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus used to bathe anywhere all over the rma, and the rma became muddy. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a pool (at the entrance to the rma).' The pool was public, and the Bhikkhus were ashamed to bathe in it. 'I allow you...
Ninth Khandhaka. Chapter 3 : 3. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus thinking, 'No one knows that we are guilty' listened to the Ptimokkha. The Thera Bhikkhus, who understood the thoughts of other men, told the Bhikkhus, saying, 'Such and such a one, Sirs, and such and such a one, "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, thinking...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 22 : 22. 1. Now at that time a courtesan named A"d"dh"aks 3 had adopted the religious life under the Bhikkhuns, and she wanted to go to Svatthi to be received as full member of the Order (to receive the upasampad initiation) by the Blessed One himself. And men of abandoned life heard of it, and beset...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 14 : 14. 1. Now at that time Viskh the mother of Migra was anxious to have a storeyed building (psda), with a verandah (linda) to it, supported on pillars with capitals of elephant head 1, built for the use of the Sa"m"gha. Then the Bhikkhus thought, 'Of things which appertain to a storeyed building...
Seventh Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 224 SEVENTH KHANDHAKA. DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER. 1 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed One was staying at Anupiy 2. Anupiy is a town belonging to the Mallas 3. Now at that time the most distinguished of the young men of the Skya clan had renounced the world in imitation of the Blessed One. Now...
Seventh Khandhaka. Chapter 5 : 5. 1. Now the venerable Upli went up to the Blessed One, and bowed down before him, and took his seat on one side. And when he was so seated, the venerable Upli said to the Blessed One: 'The expressions, Lord, "disunion in the Sa"m"gha," and "schism in the Sa"m"gha," are used 1. How much, Lord...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 9 : 9 3. Now at that time the Bhikkhus in chapter (Sa"m"gha) assembled, since they became violent, quarrelsome, and disputatious, and kept on wounding one another with sharp words 4, were unable p. 25 to settle the disputed question (that was brought before them). They told this matter to the Blessed...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 10 : 10. 1. Now at that time it had been settled that a certain high official at court, a follower of the "g"vakas, should provide the day's meal for the Sa"m"gha. And the venerable Upananda the Skyan, coming late, but before the meal was over, made the Bhikkhu next (junior to him in seniority 4) get p...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 19 : 19. 1. Now at that time a sheath of felt 2 had come into the possession of the Sa"m"gha. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, a sheath.' The Bhikkhus considered whether a sheath was a thing which each one might keep for himself, or a thing which ought to be handed...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 26 : 26. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhun first abandoned the precepts, and then threw off the robes 1. Afterwards she came back, and asked the Bhikkhuns to admit her into the Order again. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'A Bhikkhun ought not, O Bhikkhus, to abandon the precepts. But by...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 11 : 11. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus sewed their robes together after tearing the cloth with their hands 2; and the robes became jagged. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of a blade and of a sheath (for the blade) made of felt 3.' Now at that time a blade...
Ninth Khandhaka. Chapter 5 : 5. 1. 'When, Lord, a Bhikkhu who takes upon himself to warn another, is about to do so, of how many qualities should he consider whether they are within himself before he does so?' (a) 'A Bhikkhu who warns another should, Upli, p. 316 when he is about to do so, consider thus: "Am I pure...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 1 "K"ULLAVAGGA. FOURTH KHANDHAKA. THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AMONG THE FRATERNITY. 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed Buddha was dwelling at Svatthi, in the rma of Anthapi"n"d"ika. And at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus used to carry out the formal Acts--the Ta"g"g"aniya, and the Nissay...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 18 : 18. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus made use elsewhere of beds which were appurtenances 2 to the Vihra of a certain lay-disciple (upsaka). Then that upsaka murmured, and their legs and robes got soiled. They told the matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to take things away...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 5 : 5 2 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhu Gagga was insane and out of his mind; and by him, when so insane and out of his mind, many things unworthy of a sama"n"a had been committed, as well in speech as in act 3. The Bhikkhus warned the Bhikkhu Gagga of a fault so committed by him when insane and out...
Ninth Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 299 NINTH KHANDHAKA. ON EXCLUSION FROM THE PTIMOKKHA CEREMONY. 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed One was staying at Svatthi, in the Eastern rma, the mansion of the mother of Migra. And at that time, it being Uposatha Day, the Blessed One was seated in the midst of the Bhikkhu-sa"m"gh...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 15 : 15. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus, when naked 2, saluted one another, and received salutes; did service to one another, and received services; gave to one another, and accepted; ate, both hard food and soft; tasted; and drank. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'A man, O Bhikkhus, when...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 6 : 6. 1. Now at that time the Ptimokkha was not recited to the Bhikkhuns. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow the Ptimokkha, O Bhikkhus, to be recited to the Bhikkhuns.' Now it occurred to the Bhikkhuns: 'By whom should the Ptimokkha be recited to the Bhikkhuns?' They told this matter...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 7 : 7. 1. Now at that time a number of Bhikkhus carried on robe-making in the open air. The "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus beat their bedding to get p. 295 the dust out in the open space 1 to windward of them, and covered the Bhikkhus (who were at work) with dust. The moderate Bhikkhus murmured, &c..... told...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 5 : 5. 1. Now when the Blessed One had stayed at R"g"agaha as long as he thought fit, he set out towards Vesl; and journeying straight on he in due course arrived there. And there at Vesl the Blessed One stayed in the peak-roofed hall at the Mahvana. Now at that time the people were zealously engaged...
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Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 23 : 23. 1. Now at that time a mosquito-fan had come into the possession of the Sa"m"gha. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, the use of mosquito-fans.' A chmara (a tail of the Bos Gruniens or Tibetan ox, mounted on a stick, to be used by p. 132 an attendant to whisk off...
Untitled : VINAYA TEXTS TRANSLATED FROM THE PLI BY T.W. RHYS DAVIDS AND HERMANN OLDENBERG Part III THE "K"ULLAVAGGA, IV-XII. Sacred Books Of The East, Vol. 20 [1885] Title Page Contents FOURTH KHANDHAKA Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 3 : p. 72 3. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus used to sing the Dhamma with the abrupt transitions of song-singing. The people murmured, were annoyed, and became indignant, saying, 'How can the Sakyaputtiya Sama"n"as [do so]?' The Bhikkhus heard (&c., as usual, down to) he addressed...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 7 : 7. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu, tormented by distaste (for meditation, &c.), castrated himself 3. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'When one thing wanted cutting off, O Bhikkhus, that foolish fellow has cut off another! You are p. 78 not, O Bhikkhus, to castrate yourselves...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 18 : 18. Now at that time Bhikkhuns wasted their time in the dining-hall, doubting as to which should take which seat. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the senior eight Bhikkhuns shall take their seats according to seniority, and the rest as they happen to come...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 27 : 27. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu went on his round for alms with long finger-nails. A certain woman, seeing him, said to that Bhikkhu: 'Come along, Sir, and have connection with me.' 'Nay, Sister, that is not becoming.' 'If you do not, Sir, I will at once scratch 1 my limbs with my own...
Twelfth Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : 2. 1. Now the Va"g"g"ian Bhikkhus of Vesl heard the rumour: 'Yasa, they say, the son of Kka"n"d"aka, wishing to take this legal question in hand, is seeking about for support, and support they say he is succeeding in getting.' And they thought: 'This legal question, now, is hard and subtle. How c...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : 2. 1. Now Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and bowed down before him, and stood respectfully on one side. And, so standing, Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam spake thus to the Blessed One: 'What course, Lord, p. 327 should I pursue towards these women of the Skya clan?'...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 3 : 3. 1. Now at that time Bhikkhus, about to leave, started without setting the wooden articles and crockery in order, leaving doors and lattices open, and without giving the sleeping-places in charge to any one. The wooden articles and crockery were spoilt, and the sleeping-places were unprotected...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 13 : 13 1. 1. Now at that time, while the Bhikkhus were continuing in quarrels, strifes, and disputes, they had been guilty of many things unworthy of a Sama"n"a, as well in word as in deed, and it occurred to the Bhikkhus, 'Whilst we were continuing, &c.... we have been guilty, &c.... as well in word...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 157 SIXTH KHANDHAKA. ON DWELLINGS AND FURNITURE. 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed Buddha 1 was staying at R"g"agaha in the Ve"l"uvana, in the Kalandaka Nivpa 2. And at that time no permission had been given to the Bhikkhus by the Blessed One with respect to dwellings. So the Bhikkhus dwelt...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 9 : 9. 1. Now the Blessed One, proceeding on his journey, arrived in due course at Svatthi; and there. p. 198 at Svatthi, the Blessed One stayed in the "G"etavana, the park of Antha Pi"n"d"ika. Then Antha Pi"n"d"ika the householder [invited the Blessed One for the morrow's meal, and when the meal w...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 10 : 10. 1. Now at that time Bhikkhuns wore long girdles, and out of them they arranged fringes 2. The people murmured, were indignant, and complained, saying: 'As the women who are still enjoying the pleasures of the world do!' p. 341 'A Bhikkhun is not, O Bhikkhus, to wear a long girdle. Whosoever...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 31 : 31. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus did not use tooth-sticks 5, and their mouths got a bad odour. p. 147 They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'There are these five disadvantages, O Bhikkhus, in not using tooth-sticks--it is bad for the eyes 1--the mouth becomes bad-smelling--the passages by...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 35 : 35. 1. Now at that tune the Bhikkhus made water here and there in the rma, and the rma was defiled. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to make water at one side (of the rma).' p. 155 The rma became offensive...... [The rest of this chapter is scarcely translateable...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 14 : 14. The following short section will scarcely bear translating into modern English. (The translation of this chapter was omitted from original book.--JBH.)
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 7 : 7. 1. Now at that time people provided arbours (ma"n"d"apas), and couches, and room for the use of the Sa"m"gha. And the pupils of the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, saying, 'It has been laid down by the Blessed One that that which pertains (wholly) to the Sa"m"gha shall be used according to seniority...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 5 : 5. 1. Now at that time Bhikkhus who were going on their rounds for alms did so with their under garments or their robes improperly put on, and not decently attired, and they entered dwellings without deliberation, and left them without deliberation, and they entered dwellings roughly, and left them...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 4 : 4. 1. Now Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and bowed down before him, and stood respectfully on one side. And, so standing, Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam said to the Blessed One: 'What course, Lord, shall we pursue with reference to those precepts for the p. 329...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 66 FIFTH KHANDHAKA. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS. 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed One was staying at R"g"agaha, in the Bamboo Grove, in the Kalandaka Nivpa. And at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, when bathing, used to rub 1 their bodies--thighs, and arms, and breast...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 21 : 21. 1. Now the Blessed One, when he had stayed at Vesl as long as he thought fit, set out on his journey toward Bhagg 1. And journeying straight on he arrived in due course at Bhagg. And there at Bhagg the Blessed One resided on the Dragon's Hill, in the hermitage in the Bhesaka"l" Wood 2. Now...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 25 : 25. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu was a ruminator 1, and he, continually ruminating, used to chew the cud. The Bhikkhus murmured, were annoyed, and were indignant, saying, 'This Bhikkhu eats food out of hours 2.' And they told this matter to the Blessed One. 'This Bhikkhu, O Bhikkhus, h...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 5 : 5. 1. Now at that time the mangoes were ripe in the park of Seniya Bimbisra, the king of Magadha. And Seniya Bimbisra, the king of Magadha, had given command, saying,' Let the venerable ones have as much fruit as they like.' Then the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus plucked even the young fruits and ate them...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 3 : p. 170 3. 1. Now at that time the sleeping-rooms of the Titthiyas were whitewashed, the floors of their rooms were coloured black, and the walls coloured with red chalk 1. Much people went to look at their sleeping-rooms. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow, O Bhikkhus, the use...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 11 : 11. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhu Uv"l"a 5, being examined in the midst of the Sa"m"gha with an offence, when he had denied then confessed it, when he had confessed it then denied it, made p. 28 counter-charges 1, and spoke lies which he knew to be such 2. Those Bhikkhus who were moderate were...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 272 THE EIGHTH KHANDHAKA. REGULATIONS AS TO THE DUTIES OF THE BHIKKHUS TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER. 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed One was staying at Svatthi, in Antha Pi"n"d"ika's rma. Now at that time incoming Bhikkhus entered the rma with their sandals on 1, or with sunshades held up over them 2...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 8 : 8. 1. Now at that time a Bhikkhun, a pupil of the Bhikkhun Uppalava"n"n", followed the Blessed One for seven years, learning the Vinaya; but she, being forgetful, lost it as fast as she received it. And that Bhikkhun heard that the Blessed One was about to go to Svatthi. Then she thought: '...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 33 : 33. 1. Now at that time there were two brothers, Bhikkhus, by name Yame"l"u and Tekula 3, Brhmans p. 150 by birth, excelling in speech, excelling in pronunciation. These went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and when they had come there, they saluted the Blessed One, and took their seats...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 12 : 12. 1. Now at that time a certain woman, who had formerly belonged to the clan of the Mallas 2 had entered the Order of the Bhikkhuns. She, seeing a weakly Bhikkhu on the road, struck up against him with the edge of her shoulder, and knocked him over. The Bhikkhus murmured, were indignant...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 16 : 16. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus had come into the possession of some bedding, and the Bhikkhuns had none. The Bhikkhuns sent a messenger to the Bhikkhus, saying: 'It would be well if their reverences the Bhikkhus would give us some bedding on loan 1.' They told this matter to the Blessed One...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 37 : 37. 1. Now at the time when the venerable Kassapa of Uruve"l"a went forth (from the world), much property in brass and wood and earthenware came into the possession of the Sa"m"gha 2. And the p. 156 [paragraph continues] Bhikkhus thought, 'What kinds of brass ware--of wooden things--of earthenware...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 9 : 9. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus used to use bowls of various kinds, made of gold and silver. The people murmured (&c., as usual, down to) They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to use bowls made p. 82 of gold, or made of silver, or set with jewels...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 29 : 29. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu entered the village for alms without a girdle on, and in the highway 1 his waist-cloth fell down 2. The people made an outcry, and that Bhikkhu was abashed. On his return to the rma, that Bhikkhu told this matter to the Bhikkhus, and the Bhikkhus told it...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 20 : 20. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus walked over the mats used for sleeping upon with unwashen or wet feet, or with their sandals on; and the matting was soiled. They told these matters to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to do so. Whosoever does, shall be guilty of a dukka"t"a 4.' 2. Now...
Twelfth Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 386 TWELFTH KHANDHAKA. ON THE COUNCIL OF VESL. 1. 1. Now at that time, a century 1 after the death of the Blessed One, the Bhikkhus of Vesl, Va"g"g"ians, promulgated at Vesl the ten theses:--(1) that storing salt in a horn vessel was permissible; (2) that the midday meal might be eaten when...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : 2. 1. And the people heard, saying, 'Vihras have been allowed by the Blessed One.' And they built Vihras zealously. Those Vihras had no doors 3, and snakes, scorpions, and centipedes got in. p. 161 They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow, O Bhikkhus, a door 1.' They made holes...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 10 : 10 1. 1. 'There are ten cases, O Bhikkhus, in which the taking of votes is invalid; and ten in which the taking of votes is valid. 'Which are the ten in which the taking of votes is invalid? When the matter in dispute is trivial 2--when the case has not run its course (that is, when. the necessary...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 320 TENTH KHANDHAKA. ON THE DUTIES OF BHIKKHUNS. 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed Buddha was staying among the Skyas in Kapilavatthu, in the Nigrodhrma. And Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam went to the place where the Blessed One was, and on arriving there, bowed down before the Blessed One...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 4 : p. 73 4. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus used to wear woollen cloth with long fleece to it 1. The people murmured... (&c., down to) They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to wear woollen cloth with long fleece to it. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 24 : p. 134 24. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu tied his bowl with a string, and suspending it on a staff 1, went after noon out of a certain village gate. The people calling out, 'There goes a thief; his sword is glistening,' fell upon him, and seized him. But on recognising him, they let him go...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 20 : 20. 1. Now at that time Va"d"dh"a the Li"k"kh"avi was a friend of the Bhikkhus who were followers of Mettiya and Bhumma"g"aka 1. Now Va"d"dh"a the Li"k"kh"avi went up to the place where those Bhikkhus were, and on arriving there he said to them, 'My salutation to you, Sirs!' When he had thus spoken...
Eleventh Khandhaka. Chapter 1 : p. 370 ELEVENTH KHANDHAKA. ON THE COUNCIL OF R"G"AGAHA. 1 1 1. Now the venerable Mah Kassapa addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: 'Once I was travelling along the road from Pv to Kusinr with a great company of the Bhikkhus, with about five hundred Bhikkhus. And I left the high road and sat myself...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 6 : 6 2. 1. Now when the Blessed One had stayed as long as he thought fit at Vesl he set out towards Svatthi. p. 192 Now at that time the pupils of the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus went on in front of the Bhikkhu-sa"m"gha which had the Buddha at its head, and occupied the rooms, and occupied...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 4 : 4. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus did not give thanks in the place where a meal was served. People murmured, the Bhikkhus heard, the Blessed One on that occasion, and the venerable Sriputta was the senior (Bhikkhu in that) Sa"m"gha. The Bhikkhus, thinking, 'The Blessed One has permitted...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 14 : 14. 1. Now at that time Bhikkhus had disputes with Bhikkhus, and Bhikkhuns with Bhikkhus. And the Bhikkhu "Kh"anna 2, forcing his way (into the apartments) of the Bhikkhuns took the part of the Bhikkhuns 3, and disputed with the Bhikkhus. p. 35 Those Bhikkhus who were moderate were indignant, &c...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 5 : 5. 1. Now Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam went to the Blessed One [ so that, having heard the doctrine of the Blessed One, I may remain alone and separate, earnest, zealous, and resolved 1.' 'Of whatsoever doctrines thou shalt be conscious, Gotam, that they conduce to passion and not to peace, to pride...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 21 : 21. 1. Now when the Blessed One had remained at "l"av as long as he thought fit, he set out on his journey towards R"g"agaha. And proceeding straight on, he arrived in due course at R"g"agaha. And there, at R"g"agaha, the Blessed One stayed at the Ve"l"uvana in the Kalandaka Nivpa. Now at that time...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 28 : 28. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus laid up much store of brass ware and copper ware. People who came on a visit to the Vihras, seeing it, murmured, &c., saying, 'Like those who spread out copper (for sale) 3.' They told this matter to the blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 17 : p. 349 17. 1. Now at that time there were found among the Bhikkhuns some who were [deformed in one or other of eleven ways] 1. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that a woman on whom the upasampad initiation is being conferred, is to be questioned as touching...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 36 : 36. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus followed evil practices such as these--they used to plant [&c., word for word as in the long list at I, 13, I, 2, down to the end]. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to follow manifold evil practices. Whosoever does...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 8 : 8 1. 1. Now at that time the Se"t"th"i of R"g"agaha had acquired a block 2 of sandal-wood of the most precious sandal-wood flavour. And the Se"t"th"i of R"g"agaha thought, 'How would it be if I were to have a bowl carved out of this block of sandal-wood, so that the chips 3 shall remain my property...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 32 : 32. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus set the woods on fire. People murmured, &c., saying, 'Like the charcoal burners.' They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to set woods on fire. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukka"t"a.' Now at that time...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 13 : 13. 1. Now at that time a certain woman, while her husband was on a journey, became with child by a paramour. She had a premature delivery, and asked a Bhikkhun, a confederate of hers, to carry away the foetus in her bowl. And that Bhikkhun put it into her bowl, and, covering it over with her upper...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 9 : p. 335 9. 1. Now when the Blessed One had stayed at Vesl as long as he thought fit, he sat out towards Svatthi; and, journeying straight on, he in due course arrived thereat. And there, at Svatthi, the Blessed One remained in the "G"etavana, Antha Pi"n"d"ika's Park. Now at that time...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 8 : 8. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus, on being hindered by the senior Bhikkhus in (their use of) the hot bath-room, out of spite piled up a quantity of sticks (in the fireplace), set fire to them, closed up the doorway, and sat down in the door-way. The Bhikkhus, scorched by the he...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 3 : 3. 1. Now Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam went up to the place where the venerable nanda was, and bowed down before him, and stood respectfully on one side. p. 328 [paragraph continues] And, so standing, Mah-pa"g"pat the Gotam said to the venerable nanda: 'One thing, nanda, would I ask of the Blessed One...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : 2. 1. Now at that time resident Bhikkhus, on seeing incoming Bhikkhus, did not prepare seats for them, nor provide water and footstools and towels for them to wash their feet, nor go to meet them and take charge of their bowls and their robes, nor ask them whether they wanted drinking-water 3, n...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 12 : p. 30 12. 1. 'There are five things, O Bhikkhus, which are necessary to the valid carrying out of the Tassappiyyasik-kamma. To wit--he is impure, he is shameless--a censure has been set on foot against him 1--the Sa"m"gha carries out the Kamma--it carries it out lawfully, and in a full quorum. 2...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 26 : 26. 1. Now at that time a certain multitude had p. 136 arranged for the privilege of supplying food to the Sa"m"gha, and in the dining-hall many fragments of rice were allowed to fall. The people murmured, were annoyed, and were indignant, saying, 'How can the Sakya-puttiya Sama"n"as, when food is...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 6 : 6 4. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu died of the bite of a snake. They told the matter to the Blessed One. p. 76 'Now surely, that Bhikkhu, O Bhikkhus, had not let his love flow out over the four royal breeds of serpents! Had he done so, he would not die of the bite of a snake. And which are...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 19 : 19. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhuns did not hold Pavra"n". They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'A Bhikkhun is not, O Bhikkhus, to omit holding Pavra"n". Whosoever does so, shall be dealt with according to law 1.' Now at that time the Bhikkhuns held Pavra"n" by themselves, and not...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : 2. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus p. 69 used to wear ear-rings 1, and ear-drops 2, and strings of beads for the throat, and girdles of beads 3, and bangles 4, and necklaces 5, and bracelets, and rings. The people murmured, &c..... The Bhikkhus heard, &c..... They told the, Blessed...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 22 : 22. 1. Now when the Blessed One had remained at Bhagg as long as he thought fit, he set out on his journey towards Svatthi. And journeying straight on he arrived in due course at Svatthi, and there, at Svatthi, he stayed in the "G"etavana, in the rma of Antha-pi"n"d"ika. Now Viskh the mother...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 7 : 7. 1. Now at that time Bhikkhuns in Sa"m"gha assembled, having fallen into quarrel, strife, and dispute, got to blows, and were unable to settle the point at issue. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow Bhikkhus, O Bhikkhus, to settle for Bhikkhuns a point at issue.' Now at that time...
Eighth Khandhaka. Chapter 6 : 6. 1: Now at that time a number of Bhikkhus dwelt in the woods; and they provided neither drinking-water, nor water for washing, nor fire, nor drill sticks nor tinder (for starting a fire) 2; nor did they know the stations of the constellations, nor the divisions of the (ten) 'directions'...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 4 : 4. 1. Now at that time the householder Antha Pi"n"d"ika was the husband of the sister of the R"g"agaha Se"t"th"i. And Antha Pi"n"d"ika the householder went to R"g"agaha on some business or other. Now at that time the Sa"m"gha, with the Buddha at its head, had been bidden by the Se"t"th"i...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 34 : 34. 1. Now at that time the Blessed One when, surrounded by a great assembly, he was preaching the Dhamma, was seated. And a certain Bhikkhu, who had eaten onions, sat down apart, thinking, Let not the Bhikkhus be annoyed 3!' The Blessed One saw that Bhikkhu sitting apart; and on seeing him, he...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 15 : 15. 1. Now at that time the people gave food to the Bhikkhus, and the Bhikkhus gave to the Bhikkhuns. The people murmured, were indignant, and complained, saying: 'How can their reverences give away to others what was given for them to have--as if we did not know how to give gifts?' They told this...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 11 : 11. 1. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhun, when on her death-bed, said: 'After I am gone, let my set of necessaries 5 belong to the Sa"m"gha.' Then the p. 344 [paragraph continues] Bhikkhus and the Bhikkhuns disputed as to it,' saying: 'It belongs to us; it belongs to us.' They told this matter...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 30 : 30. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus carried a double pingo (a yoke over the shoulders with the weight to be carried on both sides). People murmured, &c., saying, 'Like the king's porters 2. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to carry a double pingo...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 8 : 8. 1. Now at that time people arranged in the eating-rooms, or in the interior courtyards of their houses, lofty and large couches, such as [here follows the list of things forbidden in Mahvagga V, 10, 4]. The Bhikkhus, fearing to offend, would not sit down upon them. They told this thing...
Note On The Bhanavaras : p. 415 NOTE ON THE BH"N"AVRAS. As the division into Bh"n"avras or Portions for Recitation is of some value in the history of the way in which the books were handed down, and is now overshadowed by the more practical division for modern purposes adopted in this translation into chapters...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 27 : 27. 1. Now at that time Bhikkhuns, fearing to offend, would not let men salute them, or cut their hair or nails, or dress their wounds. p. 367 They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'I allow them, O Bhikkhus, to permit those things.' 2. Now at that time Bhikkhuns, when sitting on a div...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 18 : 18. 1. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus separated themselves from the mats on which they sat down for four months 5. They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to separate yourselves for four months from the mats on which you sit p. 116 down. Whosoever does so...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 11 : 11 2. 1. Now at that time the Sattarasa-vaggiya Bhikkhus made ready a certain large Vihra in the neighbourhood 3, with the intention of dwelling in it. And when the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhus saw what they were doing, they said: 'These venerable ones, the Sattarasa-vaggiya Bhikkhus, are p. 201 getting...
Seventh Khandhaka. Chapter 4 : p. 256 4. 1. Now Devadatta on that day, which was Uposatha day, arose from his seat, and gave out voting-tickets 1, saying, 'We went, Sirs, to the Sama"n"a Gotama and asked for the Five Points, saying--( but we live in accordance therewith. Whosoever of the venerable ones approves of the Five...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 8 : 8. 1. 'Now, O Bhikkhus, an official act carried out against a Bhikkhu who has confessed himself guilty is invalid as follows, and is valid as follows. And how does such an official act become invalid? In case a Bhikkhu have committed a Pr"g"ika offence, and in respect ther either the Sa"m"gh...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 15 : 15. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus who dwelt in a certain country residence, not far from Svatthi, were worried by having constantly to provide sleeping accommodation for travelling Bhikkhus who came in (from country-places). And those Bhikkhus p. 210 thought: '[This being so,] let us hand over...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 23 : 23. Now at that time Bhikkhuns dwelt in the forest, and men of abandoned life violated them. p. 363 They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'A Bhikkhun is not, O Bhikkhus, to adopt the forest life. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukka"t"a 1.' FOOTNOTES 363:1 Compare Mahvagga I, 30, 4...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 14 : 14. 1. Now at that time at Vesl a regular service of sweet food had been established, the laity taking the duty in turns. The Bhikkhus, eating the sweet food, became very sick with superfluity of humors in their body 5. Now "G"vaka Komrabha"k"k"a went to Vesl on p. 104 prescribe, O Bhikkhus...
Fourth Khandhaka. Chapter 4 : 4 1. 1. Now at that time the Blessed Buddha was staying at R"g"agaha, in the Kalandaka Nivpa, in the Bamboo Grove. Now at that time the venerable Dabba the Mallian, who had realised Arahatship when he was seven years old, had entered into possession of every (spiritual gift) which can be acquired...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 19 : 19. 1. Now at that time there was a very valuable rug, and a very valuable piece of cloth, among the bedding furniture belonging to the Sa"m"gha. They told this matter to the Blessed One 3. 'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to barter either of these things in order to increase the stock of legally...
Ninth Khandhaka. Chapter 4 : 4. 1. Now the venerable Upli 1 went up to the Blessed One, and bowed down before him, and took his seat on one side. And when he was so seated, the venerable Upli said to the Blessed One: 'When a Bhikkhu, Lord, intends to take upon himself the conduct (of any matter that has to be p. 314 decided) 1...
Fifth Khandhaka. Chapter 10 : 10. 1. Now at that time the Bhikkhus went on their round for alms, carrying water jugs made out of gourds 2, or water-pots 3. p. 89 People murmured, were shocked, and indignant, saying, 'As the Titthiyas do.' They told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to go on your rounds...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 25 : 25. 1. Now at that time a certain woman who had already conceived, but did not know it, was received into the Order among the Bhikkhuns. Afterwards her womb moved within her 2. Then that Bhikkhun thought: 'How shall I now conduct myself towards this child?' They told this matter to the Blessed One...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 13 : 13. 1. Now at that time the Blessed One spake in many a figure concerning the Vinaya, speaking in praise of the Vinaya, in praise of learning the Vinaya, and again and again in reference thereto in praise of the venerable Upli. Then said the Bhikkhus: 'The Blessed One speaks (&c., down to) Upli...
Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 17 : 17. 1. Now when the Blessed One had remained at the Ki"t" Hill as long as he thought fit, he proceeded on his journey towards "l"av; and in due course he arrived at "l"av, and there, at "l"av, the Blessed One stayed at the Agg"l"ava Shrine. Now at that time the Bhikkhus of "l"av 2 used to p. 213...
Seventh Khandhaka. Chapter 2 : 2. 1. Now when the Blessed One had stayed at Anupiy as long as he thought fit, he set out on his journey towards Kosamb. And journeying straight on he arrived in due course at Kosamb, and there, at Kosamb, he stayed at the Ghosita rma. Now the following thought occurred to Devadatta when he had...
Tenth Khandhaka. Chapter 21 : 21. Now at that time the "Kh"abbaggiya Bhikkhuns had themselves carried in vehicles to which cows were yoked with a bull between them 2, or bulls were yoked with a cow between them. People were annoyed, murmured, and became indignant, saying: 'That is what is done at the feast of the Gag...