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"Since I was born, sir, I do not recall having engaged in sexual intercourse even in a dream, much less while awake!" Then the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: "Well then, bhikkhus, question these bhikkhus." Having said this, the Blessed One rose from his seat and entered the monastery. Then those bhikkhus questioned the Mettiyabhūmajaka bhikkhus. Being questioned by the bhikkhus, they reported this matter to the bhikkhus: "Why, friends, do you accuse the Venerable Dabba the Mallian of a pārājika offense, taking some slight hint of a different kind of matter?" "Yes, friends." Those bhikkhus who were of few wishes... ...they complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can these Mettiyabhūmajaka... The Bhūmajaka monks will accuse the venerable Dabba Mallaputta of a pārājika offense, taking some small part, a mere trace, of a different matter!" Then those monks, having rebuked the Mettiyabhūmajaka monks in many ways, reported this matter to the Blessed One… "Is it true, monks, that you accused Dabba Mallaputta of a pārājika offense, taking some small part, a mere trace, of a different matter?" "It is true, Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them… "How can you, foolish men, accuse Dabba Mallaputta of a pārājika offense, taking some small part, a mere trace, of a different matter! This, foolish men, is not for the conversion of the unconverted… And thus, monks, you should recite this training rule – 392. "Should any monk, malicious, angry, displeased, accuse another monk of a pārājika offense, taking some small part, a mere trace, of a different matter, thinking: 'May I perhaps make him fall from this holy life!' Then, at a later time, whether he is cross-examined or not, that matter is indeed a different matter, and the small part, the mere trace, was taken; and the monk persists in his malice: this is a Saṅghādisesa offense." 393. "Yo pana" means "whoever," "of whatever kind"… "Bhikkhu" means… "Bhikkhu" here means the monk intended in this context. "Bhikkhuṃ" means another monk. "Angry" means malicious, angered, displeased, not delighted, with a wounded mind, with a mind full of obstruction. "Not pleased" means by that anger, by that malice, by that displeasure, and by that lack of delight, he is not pleased. "Of a different kind of legal question" means it is either a different kind of offense or a different kind of legal question. How is one legal question of a different kind from another legal question? A dispute case is of a different kind from a censure case, from an offense case, from a duty case. A censure case is of a different kind from an offense case, from a duty case, from a dispute case. An offense case is of a different kind from a duty case, from a dispute case, from a censure case. A duty case is of a different kind from a dispute case, from a censure case, from an offense case. Thus, one legal question is of a different kind from another legal question. How is one legal question of the same kind as another legal question? A dispute case is of the same kind as a dispute case. A censure case is of the same kind as a censure case. An offense case may be of the same kind as an offense case, or it may be of a different kind. How is one offense case of a different kind from another offense case? The pārājika offense of sexual intercourse is of a different kind from the pārājika offense of taking what is not given, from the pārājika offense of killing a human being, from the pārājika offense of claiming superhuman attainments. The pārājika offense of taking what is not given from the pārājika offense of killing a human being, from the pārājika offense of claiming superhuman attainments... The offense of sexual intercourse is a different part. The offense of killing a human is a different part from the offense of superhuman states, from the offense of sexual intercourse, from the offense of taking what is not given. The offense of superhuman states is a different part from the offense of sexual intercourse, from the offense of taking what is not given, from the offense of killing a human. Thus, an offense-case is a different part from an offense-case. How is an offense-case the same part as an offense-case? The offense of sexual intercourse is the same part as the offense of sexual intercourse. The offense of taking what is not given is the same part as the offense of taking what is not given. The offense of killing a human is the same part as the offense of killing a human. The offense of superhuman states is the same part as the offense of superhuman states. Thus, an offense-case is the same part as an offense-case. A duty-case is the same part as a duty-case. Thus, a case is the same part as a case. 394. "Taking some part, a mere trace" means "trace" refers to ten traces: trace of birth, trace of name, trace of clan, trace of gender, trace of offense, trace of bowl, trace of robe, trace of preceptor, trace of teacher, trace of dwelling. 395. What is the trace of birth? A khattiya is seen committing a pārājika offense. Seeing another khattiya, one accuses him: "I saw a khattiya..." [Oh, I think it is incomplete, for in the commentary it says: "A warrior was seen by me committing a pārājika offense."]. "You have committed a pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyans, there is no Uposatha or Pavāraṇā or Sangha-act with you." This is an offense by speech, an offense of Sanghādisesa by speech. A brahmin was seen… (etc.)… a merchant was seen… (etc.)… a sudra was seen committing a pārājika offense. Seeing another sudra, he accuses him: "A sudra was seen by me. You have committed a pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyans."… (etc.)… This is an offense by speech, an offense of Sanghādisesa by speech. 396. A name-fragment, Buddharakkhita, was seen… (etc.)… Dhammarakkhita was seen… (etc.)… Saṅgharakkhita was seen committing a pārājika offense. Seeing another Saṅgharakkhita, he accuses him: "Saṅgharakkhita was seen by me. You have committed a pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyans."… (etc.)… This is an offense by speech, an offense of Sanghādisesa by speech. 397. A clan-fragment, Gotama, was seen… (etc.)… Moggallāna was seen… (etc.)… Kaccāyana was seen… (etc.)… Vāsiṭṭha was seen committing a pārājika offense. Seeing another Vāsiṭṭha, he accuses him: "Vāsiṭṭha was seen by me. You have committed a pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyans."… (etc.)… This is an offense by speech, an offense of Sanghādisesa by speech. 398. A characteristic-fragment, Dīgha (tall), was seen… (etc.)… Rassa (short) is seen (...) dark-skinned is seen (...) fair-skinned is seen having committed a pārājika offense. Seeing another fair-skinned one, he accuses: "A fair-skinned one was seen by me. You have committed a pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyas!" (...) offense by speech, by speech of a saṅghādisesa. 399. "Stain of Offense" means one seen committing a light offense. If he accuses him of a pārājika: "You are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyas!" (...) offense by speech, by speech of a saṅghādisesa. 400. "Stain of Bowl" means one seen carrying an iron bowl (...) one seen carrying a cloth bowl (...) one seen carrying a gourd bowl having committed a pārājika offense. Seeing another carrying a gourd bowl, he accuses: "One carrying a gourd bowl was seen by me. You have committed a pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyas!" (...) offense by speech, by speech of a saṅghādisesa. 401. "Stain of Robe" means one seen wearing a rag-robe (...) one seen wearing a householder's robe having committed a pārājika offense. Seeing another wearing a householder's robe, he accuses: "One wearing a householder's robe was seen by me. You have committed a pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyas!" (...) offense by speech, by speech of a saṅghādisesa. 402. "Stain of Preceptor" means a co-resident of a certain name is seen having committed a pārājika offense. Seeing another co-resident of a certain name, he accuses: "A co-resident of a certain name..." His co-resident was seen by me. "You have fallen into a Pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyas"... ...[thus] an offense by speech, by speech of Saṅghādisesa. 403. A teacher's fault, so-called, is when a certain disciple is seen to have fallen into a Pārājika offense. Seeing another certain disciple, he accuses him: "A certain disciple was seen by me. You have fallen into a Pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyas"... ...[thus] an offense by speech, by speech of Saṅghādisesa. 404. A dwelling's fault, so-called, is when a resident of a certain dwelling is seen to have fallen into a Pārājika offense. Seeing another resident of that certain dwelling, he accuses him: "A resident of a certain dwelling was seen by me. You have fallen into a Pārājika offense, you are no recluse, you are no son of the Sakyas. There is no Uposatha with you, nor Pavāraṇā, nor Saṅgha-kamma." An offense by speech, by speech of Saṅghādisesa. 405. "By a Pārājika offense" means by any one of the four. "Should disparage" means he accuses or causes to accuse. "Lest perchance I might cause him to fall from this holy life" means I might cause him to fall from monkhood, I might cause him to fall from recluse-dharma, I might cause him to fall from the aggregate of virtue, I might cause him to fall from the ascetic qualities. "At a later time than that" means the moment he was disparaged, that moment, that instant, that short time has passed. "Being supported" means being supported in that matter by which he was disparaged. "Not being supported" "It is not so," not being said by anyone. Matters, namely, are four matters: Matters of contention, Matters of accusation, Matters of offense, Matters of duty.