Ekuttarika

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 955

[955] There are three grounds for accusation (codanāvatthu): by what has been seen, by what has been heard, and by suspicion. There are three ways of taking voting-tickets (salākagāha): the concealed, the open, and the whispering-in-the-ear. There are three things rejected: great desirousness, non-contentment, and lack of effacement. There are three things allowed: fewness of wishes, contentment, and effacement. There are another three things rejected: great desirousness, non-contentment, and not knowing moderation. There are three things allowed: fewness of wishes, contentment, and knowing moderation. There are three layings down of rules (paññatti): the laying down of a rule, the supplementary laying down of a rule, and the laying down of a rule for what has not yet arisen. There are another three layings down of rules: the laying down of a rule applying everywhere, the laying down of a rule applying to a particular region, and the laying down of a rule shared in common. There are another three layings down of rules: the laying down of a rule not shared in common, the laying down of a rule for one side only, and the laying down of a rule for both sides.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.