Pātimokkhaṭṭhapanakkhandhaka

Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavagga (2) · Vol. 7 · Section 483

[483] What are the eight suspensions of the Pātimokkha (pātimokkhaṭṭhapana) that are not in accordance with Dhamma? One suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless (amūlika) failure in virtue (sīlavipatti) that was not committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in virtue that was committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in conduct (ācāravipatti) that was not committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in conduct that was committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in view (diṭṭhivipatti) that was not committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in view that was committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in livelihood (ājīvavipatti) that was not committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in livelihood that was committed. These are the eight suspensions of the Pātimokkha that are not in accordance with Dhamma.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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