[254] There is no offence (anāpatti): for one intent upon the meaning (atthapurekkhāra); for one intent upon the Dhamma (dhammapurekkhāra); for one intent upon instruction (anusāsanīpurekkhāra); for one who is mad; for one whose mind is deranged; for one overwhelmed by painful feeling (vedanā);¹ for the first offender (ādikammika).
The Second Training Rule is finished.
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¹ Ma. reads vedanāṭṭassa.
The Third Training Rule
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.