Pātimokkhaṭṭhapanakkhandhaka

Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavagga (2) · Vol. 7 · Section 470

[470] What is the one legitimate (dhammika) suspension of the Pātimokkha (pātimokkhaṭṭhapana)? He suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a failure in virtue (sīlavipatti) that is grounded (samūlikā). This is the one legitimate suspension of the Pātimokkha.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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