[175] Now at that time, in Sāgalā, a bhikkhu who was a co-resident pupil (saddhivihārika) of the Venerable Daḷhika, being oppressed by discontent (anabhirati), stole a shopkeeper's turban and said this to the Venerable Daḷhika: "Venerable sir, I am no true ascetic; I shall return to the lay life."
"What have you done, friend?"
"I took a shopkeeper's turban, venerable sir."¹
He had it brought and had it appraised. When it was appraised, it was not worth five māsakas.² Saying, "There is no offense of pārājika, friend," he gave a talk on the Dhamma. That bhikkhu was delighted.
¹ In the European and Burmese books there is a difference of meaning in this passage; for there it is said, "He reported this matter." But in our book and in the Rāmañña (Mon) book this very meaning appears.
² Yu(ropean edition): pañcamāsake. Ma(ramma/Burmese edition): pañcamāsako.
The Second Pārājika is concluded.
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The Third Pārājika Section
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.