SaṅghādisesakaṇḍaSaṅghādisessikkhābada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (1) · Vol. 1 · Section 587

[587] A bhikkhu is seen committing a saṅghādisesa offence; regarding the saṅghādisesa he holds the view that it is a saṅghādisesa. If he charges him with a pārājika, saying, "You are not an ascetic, you are not a son of the Sakyan; there is no Uposatha, or Pavāraṇā, or act of the Saṅgha in common with you"—thus too the case is connected with an offence of another category, and a mere pretext has been seized upon: there is an offence of saṅghādisesa for each utterance. A bhikkhu is seen committing a saṅghādisesa offence; regarding the saṅghādisesa he holds the view that it is a thullaccaya. If he charges him with a pārājika, saying, "You are not an ascetic … or act of the Saṅgha"—thus too the case is connected with an offence of another category, and a pretext has been seized upon: there is an offence of saṅghādisesa for each utterance. A bhikkhu is seen committing a saṅghādisesa offence; regarding the saṅghādisesa he holds the view that it is a pācittiya. If he charges him with a pārājika, saying, "You are not an ascetic … or act of the Saṅgha"—thus too the case is connected with an offence of another category, and a pretext has been seized upon: there is an offence of saṅghādisesa for each utterance. A bhikkhu is seen committing a saṅghādisesa offence; regarding the saṅghādisesa he holds the view that it is a pāṭidesanīya … regarding the saṅghādisesa he holds the view that it is a dukkaṭa … regarding the saṅghādisesa he holds the view that it is a dubbhāsita. If he charges him with a pārājika, saying, "You are not an ascetic … or act of the Saṅgha"—thus too the case is connected with an offence of another category, and a pretext has been seized upon: there is an offence of saṅghādisesa for each utterance.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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