SaṅghādisesakaṇḍaSaṅghādisessikkhābada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (1) · Vol. 1 · Section 429

[429] *(paragraph number as per the printed Siam Raṭṭha edition; editorial)* **"Whoever" (yo pana):** whoever, of whatever sort … *(elided in the Pali)*. **"Bhikkhu":** … *(elided in the Pali)* — this is the bhikkhu intended in this meaning of "bhikkhu." **"Should undertake go-between activity" (sañcarittaṃ samāpajjeyya):**¹ sent by a woman, he goes into the presence of a man; or sent by a man, he goes into the presence of a woman. **"A man's intention to a woman" (itthiyā vā purisamatiṃ):** he announces a man's intention to a woman. **"Or a woman's intention to a man" (purisassa vā itthīmatiṃ):** he announces a woman's intention to a man. **"Whether concerning the state of a wife" (jāyattane vā):** "You will be a wife (jāyā)." **"Or concerning the state of a mistress" (jārattane vā):** "You will be a mistress (jārī)." **"Even if only for a momentary [wife]" (antamaso taṃkhaṇikāyapi):** "You will be a temporary wife (muhuttikā)." **"Saṅghādisesa":** … *(elided in the Pali)* — for that reason also it is called "saṅghādisesa." --- ¹ Variant reading: the European (PTS) and Burmese editions read *samāpajjī ti*.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.