They told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t give the going forth to a wanted criminal. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.” 31. The one who had been whipped At one time a certain man who had been whipped as a penalty went forth with the monks. People complained and criticized the monks, “How could the Sakyan monastics give the going forth to one who has been whipped as a penalty?” They told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t give the going forth to one who has been whipped as a penalty. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”