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S. Is it that, since there is no shaving of the head (muṇḍiya) among the devas, there is no living of the holy life (brahmacariyavāsa) among the devas?
P. Yes.
S. Is it that only where there is shaving of the head is there the living of the holy life, and where there is no shaving of the head there is no living of the holy life?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it that only where there is shaving of the head is there the living of the holy life, and where there is no shaving of the head there is no living of the holy life?
P. Yes.
S. Is it that only one who is shaven has the living of the holy life, and one who is not shaven has no living of the holy life?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.