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Pvr 6

Offenses in the Khandhakas

6. Khandhakapucchāvāra

“I will ask about the full ordination, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the full ordination, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
two offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the observance day, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the observance day, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
three offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about entering the rainy-season residence, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about entering the rainy-season residence, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the invitation ceremony, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the invitation ceremony, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
three offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about that which is connected with skins, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about that which is connected with skins, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
three offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about medicines, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about medicines, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
three offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the robe-making ceremony, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the robe-making ceremony, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
there is no offense laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about that which is connected with robes, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about that which is connected with robes, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
three offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about that which is connected with Campā, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about that which is connected with Campā, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about that which is connected with Kosambī, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about that which is connected with Kosambī, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the Chapter on Legal Procedures, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the Chapter on Legal Procedures, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about those on probation, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about those on probation, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about gathering up, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the gathering up, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the settling of legal issues, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the settling of legal issues, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
two offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about minor topics, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the minor topics, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
three offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about resting places, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about resting places, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
three offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about schism in the Sangha, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about schism in the Sangha, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
two offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about conduct, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about conduct, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about cancellation, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about cancellation, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
one offense is laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the Chapter on Nuns, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the Chapter on Nuns, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
two offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the group of five hundred, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the group of five hundred, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
there is no offense laid down in its exalted clauses.

I will ask about the group of seven hundred, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
how many offenses are laid down in its exalted clauses?
I will answer about the group of seven hundred, together with its origin stories and its detailed explanations:
there is no offense laid down in its exalted clauses.”

The section on offenses in the Khandhakas, the first, is finished.

This is the summary:

“Full ordination, observance day,
Entering the rainy-season residence, invitation ceremony;
Skins, medicines, robe-making ceremony,
Robes, and that which is connected with Campā,

The Chapter on Kosambī, legal procedures,
Those on probation, the gathering up;
Settling of legal issues, minor topics, resting places,
Schism in the Sangha, conduct;
Cancellation, the Chapter on Nuns,
And with the five and seven hundred.”

Translation: English (Bhikkhu Brahmali). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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