Pātimokkhaṭṭhapanakkhandhaka

Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavagga (2) · Vol. 7 · Section 485

[485] Which are the nine suspensions of the Pātimokkha (pātimokkhaṭṭhapana) that are not in accordance with Dhamma? One suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in virtue (sīlavipatti) that has not been committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in virtue that has been committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in virtue that has been both committed and not committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in conduct (ācāravipatti) that has not been committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in conduct that has been committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in conduct that has been both committed and not committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in view (diṭṭhivipatti) that has not been committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in view that has been committed; one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a groundless failure in view that has been both committed and not committed. These are the nine 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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