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Resolution by majority decision “If, monks, those monks are unable to resolve that legal issue by committee, they should hand it over to the Sangha, saying, ‘Venerables, we’re unable to resolve this legal issue by committee. Can the Sangha please resolve it.’ I allow such a legal issue to be resolved by majority decision. A monk who has five qualities should be appointed as the manager of the vote: one who isn’t biased by favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear, and who knows who has and who hasn’t voted. And he should be appointed like this. First a monk should be asked, and then a competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. If the Sangha is ready, it should appoint monk so-and-so as the manager of the vote.

The following morning that brahmin prepared much congee and many honey balls and brought it to the Buddha, saying, “Good Gotama, please accept the congee and the honey balls.” “Well then, brahmin, give it to the monks.” But being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not accept. The Buddha said, “Accept, monks, and eat.” That brahmin then personally served much congee and many honey balls to the Sangha of monks headed by the Buddha. When the Buddha had finished his meal, the brahmin sat down to one side. And the Buddha said this to him: “Brahmin, there are these ten benefits of congee. One who gives congee gives life, beauty, happiness, strength, and eloquence; drinking congee stills hunger, allays thirst, gets rid of wind, cleans out the bladder, and helps the digestion of food remnants. One who gives congee respectfully at the right time

If the gatehouse is dirty, he should sweep it. If the assembly hall is dirty, he should sweep it. If the water-boiling shed is dirty, he should sweep it. If the restroom is dirty, he should sweep it. If there’s no water for drinking, he should get some. If there’s no water for washing, he should get some. If there’s no water in the restroom ablutions pot, he should fill it.” Spiritual support, etc. “If the teacher becomes discontent with the spiritual life, the pupil should send him away or have him sent away, or he should give him a teaching. If the teacher becomes anxious, the pupil should dispel it or have it dispelled, or he should give him a teaching.

Don’t be afraid of him. We’ll take your side.” Because of this, new quarrels start and existing quarrels become worse. The Sangha does a legal procedure of condemnation against the monks Paṇḍuka and Lohitaka. Any monk who approves of doing this legal procedure should remain silent. Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up. For the third time, I speak on this matter. Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. These monks Paṇḍuka and Lohitaka are quarrelsome, argumentative, and creators of legal issues in the Sangha.

high couches, luxurious couches, long-fleeced woolen rugs, multi-colored woolen rugs, white woolen rugs, red woolen rugs, cotton-down quilts, woolen rugs decorated with the images of predatory animals, woolen rugs with long fleece on one side, woolen rugs with long fleece on both sides, sheets of silk embroidered with gems, silken sheets, woolen rugs like a dancer’s rug, elephant-back rugs, horse-back rugs, carriage-seat rugs, rugs made of black antelope hide, exquisite sheets made of <i lang='pi' translate='no'>kadalī</i>-deer hide, seats with canopies, seats with red cushions at each end. Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not sit on them. They told the Buddha. high couches, luxurious couches, and cotton-down quilts, I allow you to sit down on what belongs to householders, but not to lie down on it.” At that time people prepared beds and benches upholstered with cotton down in the dining halls in inhabited areas. Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not sit on them. They told the Buddha. “I allow you to sit down on what belongs to householders, but not to lie down on it.” 15. The expression of appreciation for the Jeta Grove dwellings

and asked where Revata was, he had gone to Aggaḷapura. Revata then went from Aggaḷapura to Sahajāti. When the senior monks came to Aggaḷapura and asked where Revata was, he had gone to Sahajāti. Finally the senior monks caught up with Revata at Sahajāti. The ten practices explained Sambhūta Sāṇavāsī then said to Yasa, “Revata is learned and a master of the tradition; he’s an expert on the Teaching, the Monastic Law, and the Key Terms; he’s knowledgeable and competent, has a sense of conscience, and is afraid of wrongdoing and fond of the training.

“This legal issue is going to be contentious and difficult. How can we get supporters to strengthen our side?” It occurred to them, “Venerable Revata is learned and a master of the tradition; he’s an expert on the Teaching, the Monastic Law, and the Key Terms; he’s knowledgeable and competent, has a sense of conscience, and is afraid of wrongdoing and fond of the training. If we get Revata to support us, we’ll be stronger.” They prepared many monastic requisites: a bowl, a robe, a sitting mat, a needle case, a belt, a water filter, and a water strainer. Taking those requisites, they traveled by boat upstream to Sahajāti. After disembarking, they had a meal at the foot of a tree. At this time, Venerable Sāḷha was reflecting in private:

The Buddha then continued wandering toward Rājagaha. When he eventually arrived, he stayed in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrel sanctuary. At that time there was an abundance of sugar in Rājagaha. The monks thought, “The Buddha has only allowed sugar for the sick,” and being afraid of wrongdoing, they did not eat it. “I allow you to take sugar when you’re sick and sugar mixed in water when you’re not.” 14. Pāṭaligāma When the Buddha had stayed at Rājagaha for as long as he liked, he set out wandering toward Pāṭaligāma with a large sangha of twelve-hundred and fifty monks. When he eventually arrived, he stayed there.

When he’s cleaning the dwelling, he should first take out the bowl and robe and put them aside. He should take out the sitting mat and the sheet and put them aside. He should take out the mattress and the pillow and put them aside. Holding the bed low, he should carefully take it out without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it aside. Holding the bench low, he should carefully take it out without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it aside. He should take out the bed supports and put them aside. He should take out the spittoon and put it aside. He should take out the leaning board and put it aside. After taking note of its position, he should take out the floor cover and put it aside. If the dwelling has cobwebs, he should first remove them from the ceiling cloth, and he should then wipe the windows and the corners of the room. If the walls have been treated with red ocher and they’re moldy, he should moisten a cloth, wring it out, and wipe the walls. If the floor has been treated with a black finish and it’s moldy, he should moisten a cloth, wring it out, and wipe the floor. If the floor is untreated, he should sprinkle it with water and then sweep it, trying to avoid stirring up dust. He should look out for any trash and discard it. He should sun the floor cover, clean it, beat it, bring it back inside, and put it back as before. He should sun the bed supports, wipe them, bring them back inside, and put them back as before. He should sun the bed, clean it, and beat it. Holding it low, he should carefully bring it back inside without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it back as before. He should sun the bench, clean it, and beat it. Holding it low, he should carefully bring it back inside without scratching it or knocking it against the door or the door frame, and he should put it back as before. He should sun the mattress and the pillow, clean them, beat them, bring them back inside, and put them back as before. He should sun the sitting mat and the sheet, clean them, beat them, bring them back inside, and put them back as before. He should sun the spittoon, wipe it, bring it back inside, and put it back where it was. He should sun the leaning board, wipe it, bring it back inside, and put it back where it was. He should put away the bowl and robe. When putting away the bowl, he should hold the bowl in one hand, feel under the bed or the bench with the other, and then put it away. He shouldn’t put the bowl away on the bare floor. When putting away the robe, he should hold the robe in one hand, wipe the bamboo robe rack or the clothesline with the other, and then put it away by folding the robe over it, making the ends face the wall and the fold face out. If dusty winds are blowing from the east, he should close the windows on the eastern side. If dusty winds are blowing from the west, he should close the windows on the western side. If dusty winds are blowing from the north, he should close the windows on the northern side. If dusty winds are blowing from the south, he should close the windows on the southern side. If the weather is cold, he should open the windows during the day and close them at night. If the weather is hot, he should close the windows during the day and open them at night. If the yard is dirty, he should sweep it. If the gateway is dirty, he should sweep it. If the assembly hall is dirty, he should sweep it. If the water-boiling shed is dirty, he should sweep it. If the restroom is dirty, he should sweep it. If there’s no water for drinking, he should get some. If there’s no water for washing, he should get some. If there’s no water in the restroom ablutions pot, he should fill it.” Spiritual support, etc. “If the pupil becomes discontent with the spiritual life, the teacher should send him away or have him sent away, or he should give him a teaching. If the pupil becomes anxious, the teacher should dispel it or have it dispelled, or he should give him a teaching. If the pupil has wrong view, the teacher should make him give it up or have someone else do it, or he should give him a teaching. If the pupil has committed a heavy offense and deserves probation,

“You should appoint a monk who has five qualities as the allocator of dwellings: one who’s not biased by favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear, and who knows which dwellings have and have not been allocated. And he should be appointed like this. First a monk should be asked, and then a competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. If the Sangha is ready, it should appoint monk so-and-so as allocator of dwellings. This is the motion. Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The Sangha appoints monk so-and-so as allocator of dwellings. Any monk who approves of appointing monk so-and-so as allocator of dwellings should remain silent.

“Who are entitled to sit on the same seat?” “I allow those with a difference of three years or less in seniority to sit together.” On one occasion a number of monks who were entitled to sit on the same seat were seated on a bed. The bed broke. They were seated on the same bench, and the bench broke. “I allow a maximum of three on the same bed or bench.” The beds and benches still broke. “I allow a maximum of two on the same bed or bench.” At that time, being afraid of wrongdoing, monks who were not entitled to sit on the same seat did not sit together on a long seat. “I allow those who aren’t entitled to sit on the same seat to sit together on a long seat, except with a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i>, a woman, or a hermaphrodite.” The monks thought, “What’s the size of the smallest long seat?”

I’m not tired from traveling.” And he told the Buddha all that had happened, adding, “That’s where I’ve come from.” “Well, that’s not an offense, monk, and you haven’t been ejected. You’ve been ejected by an illegitimate legal procedure that’s reversible and unfit to stand. Go back and stay right there in the village of Vāsabha.” “Yes, sir.” He got up from his seat, bowed down, circumambulated the Buddha with his right side toward him, and set out for Vāsabha. Soon those newly-arrived monks became anxious and remorseful: “It’s truly bad for us

The eighteen kinds of conduct in regard to the legal procedure of demotion are finished. Soon the Sangha did a legal procedure of demotion against the monk Seyyasaka, instructing him to live with formal support. Then, by associating with good friends, by having them recite, and by questioning them, he became learned and a master of the tradition; he became an expert on the Teaching, the Monastic Law, and the Key Terms; he became knowledgeable and competent, had a sense of conscience, and was afraid of wrongdoing and fond of the training. And he conducted himself properly and suitably, and deserved to be released. He then went to the monks and told them about this, adding, “What should I do now?” The monks told the Buddha. He had the monks gathered and said, “Well then, lift that legal procedure of demotion against the monk Seyyasaka.”

They told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t bathe with an ornamented scrubber. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” Soon afterwards a certain monk had an itchy skin disease. He was not comfortable without a scrubber. “I allow a plain scrubber for those who are sick.” At that time a monk who was weak from old age was unable to rub his own body while bathing. “I allow gloves of cloth.” Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not give back massages. “I allow a massage with the flat of the hand.”

Assembly, and water-boiling shed, Restroom, water for drinking, water for washing. Ablutions, discontent, Anxious, and view, heavy; Beginning, trial period, rehabilitation, Condemnation, demotion. Banishment, reconciliation, And ejection, or done; He should wash, should make, and dye, He should dye, turning over.

You shouldn’t sing the Teaching with a drawn-out voice. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not chant. They told the Buddha. “I allow chanting.” At that time the monks from the group of six wore fleecy woolen robes with fleece on the outside. People complained and criticized them, “They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” “You shouldn’t wear a fleecy woolen robe with fleece on the outside. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”

Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not take any equipment to the observance-day hall or to meetings. They sat down on the bare ground, their limbs and robes becoming dirty. “I allow you to borrow.” At that time a large dwelling belonging to the Sangha was decaying. Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not remove the furniture. “I allow you to move it for the purpose of protection.” On one occasion the Sangha had been given a valuable, woolen furniture cloth. “I allow you to do a beneficial trade.” On one occasion the Sangha was offered a valuable furniture cloth. “I allow you to do a beneficial trade.”

They had prepared mango curry. Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not accept it. “Accept, monks, and eat it. I allow pieces of mango.” Soon afterwards a certain association was offering a meal to the Sangha. They were unable to prepare mango pieces and so gave whole mangoes in the dining hall. Being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not accept them. “Accept, monks, and eat it. I allow you to eat fruit that’s allowable for monastics for any of five reasons: it’s been damaged by fire, a knife, or a fingernail, or it’s seedless, or the seeds have been removed.”

That was the full ordination of those venerables. The account of the fine group of friends is finished. The second section for recitation is finished. 12. The account of the wonders at Uruvelā The Buddha continued his wandering and eventually arrived at Uruvelā. At that time there were three dreadlocked ascetics living there: Uruvelā Kassapa, Nadī Kassapa, and Gayā Kassapa. Uruvelā Kassapa was the leader and chief of five hundred dreadlocked ascetics, Nadī Kassapa of three hundred, and Gayā Kassapa of two hundred.

Seniority, by those who are ignorant, went away, Ten years of formal support. They did not conduct themselves, to dismiss, The ignorant, ending, five, six; He who was from another religion, and naked, Uncut, dreadlocked ascetic, and Sakyan. The five diseases in Magadha, And one king, finger; And (the king) of Magadha declared, Prison, wanted, whipped.