Sahadhaṁmikavagga

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 144

[144] "Where was the pācittiya laid down for one who stands eavesdropping on bhikkhus when quarrels have arisen among them, when strife has arisen, when they have fallen into dispute?" — "It was laid down at Sāvatthī." "Concerning whom?" — "Concerning the group-of-six bhikkhus." "On account of what matter?" — "On the matter that the group-of-six bhikkhus stood eavesdropping on bhikkhus when quarrels had arisen among them, when strife had arisen, when they had fallen into dispute." There is one laying-down (paññatti). Of the six origins of offenses (āpattisamuṭṭhāna), it arises through two origins: it may arise from body and from mind (citta), not from speech; it may arise from body, from speech, and from mind (citta) …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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