SBE 17: Third Khandhaka: Chapter 29

29.

1. 'In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who has committed numerous Samghâdisesa offences, but has not concealed them, throw off the robes, and he, having afterwards again received the upasampadâ, does not conceal them. A Mânatta, O Bhikkhus, is to be imposed upon that Bhikkhu.

In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu (&c., as before, down to) throw off the robes, and he, having afterwards again received the upasampadâ, does conceal them,--on that Bhikkhu, O Bhikkhus, a probation is to be imposed according to the duration of the time during which he has concealed any offence in the batch of offences thus afterwards concealed 2; and after that a Mânatta is to be imposed.

1; and after that a Mânatta is to be imposed upon him.

'In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu who has committed numerous Samghâdisesa offences, and has concealed them, throw off the robes, and, after again receiving the upasampadâ, he does conceal them,--on that Bhikkhu, O Bhikkhus, a probation is to be imposed corresponding to the duration of the time during which he has concealed any offence either in the first or in the batch of offences thus afterwards concealed; and after that a Mânatta is to be imposed upon him.

 22. '[In case, O Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu have committed

Footnotes

422:2 The Samanta Pâsâdikâ says, Pakkhimasmim âpattikkhandhe ti eko ’va so âpattikkhandho, patikkhâditattâ pana pakkhimasmim âpattikkhandhe ti vuttam. Purimasmin ti etthâpi es’ eva nayo.

423:1 See the close of the last note.

423:2 This section should correspond to chap. 31, section 2, but as noted by H. O. in his edition of the text, p. 312, there is very great confusion in the MSS. We ought to have four cases of which the distinctions are as under. Those offences

All these four cases are required to make up the one hundred