Sappāṇakavagga

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 130

[130] "For one who, knowing, gives full ordination (upasampādentassa) to a person less than twenty years of age, there is a pācittiya: where was it laid down?" "It was laid down at Rājagaha." "Concerning whom?" "Concerning several bhikkhus." "On what ground?" "On the ground that several bhikkhus, knowing, gave full ordination to a person less than twenty years of age." There is one laying-down (paññatti). Of the six origins of offences, it arises through three origins. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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