Catutthapāṭidesanīyasikkhāpada

Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (2) · Vol. 2 · Section 799

[799] Venerable sirs, the four rules to be acknowledged (pāṭidesanīyā dhammā) have been recited. Concerning them I ask the venerable ones: Are you pure in this matter? A second time I ask: Are you pure in this matter? A third time I ask: Are you pure in this matter? The venerable ones are pure in this matter; therefore they are silent. Thus I hold this to be so. The Section on the Rules to Be Acknowledged (Pāṭidesanīyakaṇḍa) is finished. _____________ The Section on the Trainings (Sekhiyakaṇḍa) Now, venerable sirs, these rules of training (sekhiyā dhammā) come up for recitation. The Chapter on the Even All-round Robe (Parimaṇḍalavagga) The Twenty-six on Proper Deportment (sāruppa)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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