Kaṭhinapenaanakarāna

Vinayapiṭaka · Mahāvagga (2) · Vol. 5 · Section 114

[114] A bhikkhu who has spread the kaṭhina departs with an expectation of robe-cloth (cīvara), thinking, "I shall not return." Having gone outside the boundary (sīmā), he pursues that expectation of robe-cloth; he obtains cloth where he had no expectation, and does not obtain it where he had expectation. He thinks thus: "I shall have this robe made right here." He has that robe made. For that bhikkhu, the removal of the kaṭhina (kaṭhinuddhāra) is determined by the finishing [of the robe]. A bhikkhu who has spread the kaṭhina departs with an expectation of robe-cloth, thinking, "I shall not return." Having gone outside the boundary, he pursues that expectation of robe-cloth; he obtains cloth where he had no expectation, and does not obtain it where he had expectation. He thinks thus: "I shall not have this robe made at all." For that bhikkhu, the removal of the kaṭhina is determined by his resolution. A bhikkhu who has spread the kaṭhina departs with an expectation of robe-cloth, thinking, "I shall not return." Having gone outside the boundary, he pursues that expectation of robe-cloth; he obtains cloth where he had no expectation, and does not obtain it where he had expectation. He thinks thus: "I shall have this robe made right here." He has that robe made. While it is being made, that robe of his is lost. For that bhikkhu, the removal of the kaṭhina is determined by the loss [of the robe]. A bhikkhu who has spread the kaṭhina departs with an expectation of robe-cloth, thinking, "I shall not return." Having gone outside the boundary, he thinks thus: "I shall pursue this expectation of robe-cloth right here." He pursues that expectation of robe-cloth. That expectation of robe-cloth of his is cut off. For that bhikkhu, the removal of the kaṭhina is determined by the cutting off of expectation.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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