Vinayvāra

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 896

[896] Discipline (vinaya) may be a verdict in the presence (sammukhāvinaya), or it may not be a verdict in the presence; a verdict in the presence is both discipline and a verdict in the presence. Discipline may be a decision by majority (yebhuyyasikā), or it may not be a decision by majority; a decision by majority is both discipline and a decision by majority. Discipline may be a verdict of innocence (sativinaya), or it may not be a verdict of innocence; a verdict of innocence is both discipline and a verdict of innocence. Discipline may be a verdict of past insanity (amūḷhavinaya), or it may not be a verdict of past insanity; a verdict of past insanity is both discipline and a verdict of past insanity. Discipline may be an acting upon acknowledgement (paṭiññātakaraṇa), or it may not be an acting upon acknowledgement; an acting upon acknowledgement is both discipline and an acting upon acknowledgement. Discipline may be a decision for specific depravity (tassapāpiyasikā), or it may not be a decision for specific depravity; a decision for specific depravity is both discipline and a decision for specific depravity. Discipline may be a covering over as with grass (tiṇavatthāraka), or it may not be a covering over as with grass; a covering over as with grass is both discipline and a covering over as with grass. The twelfth section, on discipline, is finished.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.