Niyasakamma

Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavagga (1) · Vol. 6 · Section 60

[60] Bhikkhus, an act of demotion (niyassakamma) possessed of three further factors is a legitimate act (dhammakamma), an act in accordance with the discipline (vinayakamma), and one that is well settled: it is done face to face, it is done in accordance with the rule, it is done by a united [Saṅgha]. Bhikkhus, an act of demotion possessed of these three factors is a legitimate act, an act in accordance with the discipline, and one that is well settled.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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