Pārājikkaṇḍa

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 1

[1] Where was the first pārājika laid down by that Blessed One who knows and sees, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One? Concerning whom? On account of what matter? Is there in it a laying down (paññatti), a supplementary laying down (anupaññatti), a laying down where [an offence] had not yet arisen (anuppannapaññatti), a laying down applying everywhere (sabbatthapaññatti), a laying down applying to a particular region (padesapaññatti), a laying down shared [by both Saṅghas] (sādhāraṇapaññatti), a laying down not shared (asādhāraṇapaññatti), a laying down for one [Saṅgha] (ekatopaññatti), a laying down for both (ubhatopaññatti)? Of the five recitations of the Pātimokkha (pātimokkhuddesa), in which is it included, in which is it comprised, by which recitation does it come up for recitation? Of the four failures (vipatti), which failure is it? Of the seven classes of offence (āpattikkhandha), which class of offence is it? Of the six originations of offences (āpattisamuṭṭhāna), by how many originations does it arise? Of the four legal issues (adhikaraṇa), which legal issue is it? Of the seven means of settlement (samatha), by how many means of settlement is it settled? What therein is the discipline (vinaya)? What therein is the higher discipline (abhivinaya)? What therein is the Pātimokkha? What therein is the higher Pātimokkha (adhipātimokkha)? What is failure? What is success (sampatti)? What is practice (paṭipatti)? Depending on how many reasons (atthavasa) was the first pārājika laid down by the Blessed One? Who train in it? Who are those whose training has been completed? Where is it established? Who bear it in mind? Whose word is it? By whom was it conveyed?

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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