[247] "Now, bhikkhus, in this case, on the day of the invitation (pavāraṇā), a bhikkhu suspends a bhikkhu's invitation. If other bhikkhus know that bhikkhu thus: 'This venerable one is of impure bodily conduct, of impure verbal conduct, of impure livelihood; he is foolish, incompetent, not able, when being questioned, to give an answer to the questioning' — then, having overruled him with: 'Enough, bhikkhu! No strife, no quarrel, no contention, no dispute!' — the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha.
"Now again, bhikkhus, in this case, on the day of the invitation, a bhikkhu suspends a bhikkhu's invitation. If other bhikkhus know that bhikkhu thus: 'This venerable one is of pure bodily conduct, but of impure verbal conduct and of impure livelihood; he is foolish, incompetent, not able, when being questioned, to give an answer to the questioning' — then, having overruled him with: 'Enough, bhikkhu! No strife, no quarrel, no contention, no dispute!' — the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha.
"Now again, bhikkhus, in this case, on the day of the invitation, a bhikkhu suspends a bhikkhu's invitation. If other bhikkhus know that bhikkhu thus: 'This venerable one is of pure bodily conduct and of pure verbal conduct, but of impure livelihood; he is foolish, incompetent, not able, when being questioned, to give an answer to the questioning' — then, having overruled him with: 'Enough, bhikkhu! No strife, no quarrel, no contention, no dispute!' — the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha.
"Now again, bhikkhus, in this case, on the day of the invitation, [a bhikkhu] suspends a bhikkhu's invitation. If other bhikkhus know that bhikkhu thus: 'This venerable one is of pure bodily conduct, of pure verbal conduct, and of pure livelihood, but he is foolish, incompetent, not able, when being questioned, to give an answer to the questioning' — then, having overruled him with: 'Enough, bhikkhu! No strife, no quarrel, no contention, no dispute!' — the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha.
"Now again, bhikkhus, in this case, on the day of the invitation, a bhikkhu suspends a bhikkhu's invitation. If other bhikkhus know that bhikkhu thus: 'This venerable one is of pure bodily conduct, of pure verbal conduct, and of pure livelihood; he is wise, competent, intelligent, able, when being questioned, to give an answer to the questioning' — he should be addressed thus: 'Friend, as to your suspending this bhikkhu's invitation — on what account do you suspend it? Do you suspend it on account of a failure in virtue (sīlavipatti)? Do you suspend it on account of a failure in conduct (ācāravipatti)? Do you suspend it on account of a failure in view (diṭṭhivipatti)?'
"If he should say: 'I suspend it on account of a failure in virtue; I suspend it on account of a failure in conduct; I suspend it on account of a failure in view,' he should be addressed thus: 'But does the venerable one know what a failure in virtue is, know what a failure in conduct is, know what a failure in view is?' If he should say: 'Friends, I know a failure in virtue; I know a failure in conduct; I know a failure in view,' he should be addressed thus: 'What then, friend, is a failure in virtue? What is a failure in conduct? What is a failure in view?' If he should say: 'The four pārājikas and the thirteen saṅghādisesas — this is a failure in virtue; a thullaccaya, a pācittiya, a pāṭidesanīya, a dukkaṭa, a dubbhāsita — this is a failure in conduct; wrong view and the view that grasps an extreme (antaggāhikā diṭṭhi) — this is a failure in view,' he should be addressed thus: 'Friend, as to your suspending this bhikkhu's invitation — do you suspend it on account of what was seen? Do you suspend it on account of what was heard? Do you suspend it on account of suspicion?'
"If he should say: 'I suspend it either on account of what was seen, or on account of what was heard, or on account of suspicion,' he should be addressed thus: 'Friend, as to your suspending this bhikkhu's invitation on account of what was seen — what did you see? How did you see it? When did you see it? Where did you see it? Was he seen committing a pārājika? Was he seen committing a saṅghādisesa? Was he seen committing a thullaccaya, a pācittiya, a pāṭidesanīya, a dukkaṭa, a dubbhāsita? And where were you? And where was this bhikkhu? And what were you doing? And what was this bhikkhu doing?'
"If he should say: 'Friends, I do not suspend this bhikkhu's invitation on account of what was seen; rather, I suspend the invitation on account of what was heard,' he should be addressed thus: 'Friend, as to your suspending this bhikkhu's invitation on account of what was heard — what did you hear? How did you hear it? When did you hear it? Where did you hear it? Did you hear: "He has committed a pārājika"? Did you hear: "He has committed a saṅghādisesa"? Did you hear: "He has committed a thullaccaya, a pācittiya, a pāṭidesanīya, a dukkaṭa, a dubbhāsita"? Was it heard from a bhikkhu? Was it heard from a bhikkhunī? Was it heard from a sikkhamānā? Was it heard from a sāmaṇera? Was it heard from a sāmaṇerī? Was it heard from a male lay follower? Was it heard from a female lay follower? Was it heard from kings? Was it heard from kings' chief ministers? Was it heard from members of other sects? Was it heard from disciples of members of other sects?'
"If he should say: 'Friends, I do not suspend this bhikkhu's invitation on account of what was heard …'
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"Bhikkhus, if that accusing bhikkhu admits that he defamed him with a groundless saṅghādisesa, then, having had him dealt with according to the rule, the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha. Bhikkhus, if that accusing bhikkhu admits that he defamed him with a groundless thullaccaya, pācittiya, pāṭidesanīya, dukkaṭa, or dubbhāsita, then, having had him dealt with according to the rule, the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha.
"Bhikkhus, if that accused bhikkhu admits: 'I have committed a pārājika,' then, having expelled him, the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha. Bhikkhus, if that accused bhikkhu admits: 'I have committed a saṅghādisesa,' then, having instituted proceedings for the saṅghādisesa, the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha. Bhikkhus, if that accused bhikkhu admits: 'I have committed a thullaccaya, a pācittiya, a pāṭidesanīya, a dukkaṭa, a dubbhāsita,' then, having had him dealt with according to the rule, the invitation should be carried out by the Saṅgha."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.