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incurs an offense of wrong-doing. There is no offense for one who did not intend, for one who is unmindful, for one who does not know, for one who is sick, for one who does it on a small amount of green vegetation which covers it, in times of danger, for one who is insane, for the first offender. The fourteenth training rule is finished. 653. At that time, the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Now at that time, the group-of-six bhikkhus urinated, defecated, and spat in water. People complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can these Sakyan recluses urinate, defecate, and spit in water, just like householders who indulge in sensual pleasures!" The bhikkhus heard those people complaining, grumbling, and criticizing. Those bhikkhus who were of few wishes... they complained, grumbled, and criticized: "How can the group-of-six bhikkhus urinate, defecate, and spit in water!"... "Is it true, bhikkhus, that you urinate, defecate, and spit in water?" "It is true." , O Blessed One." The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked them... "How can you, foolish men, pass urine or feces or spit in water! This, foolish men, is not for the conversion of the unconverted... And thus, monks, you should recite this training rule: "I will not pass urine or feces or spit in water: this is a training to be observed." Thus, this training rule was laid down by the Blessed One for the monks. 654. Now at that time, sick monks were hesitant to pass urine or feces or spit in water. They reported this matter to the Blessed One. Then the Blessed One, on account of this cause, on account of this matter, gave a Dhamma talk and addressed the monks: "I allow, monks, a sick monk to pass urine or feces or spit in water. And thus, monks, you should recite this training rule: "I will not, if not sick, pass urine or feces or spit in water: this is a training to be observed." One who is not sick should not pass urine or feces or spit in water. Whoever, out of disrespect, being not sick, passes urine or feces or spits in water, commits an offense of wrong-doing. There is no offense if not intending, if unmindful, if not knowing, if sick, if done on land and water flows over it, in times of danger, if insane, if deranged, if afflicted by pain, if it is the first offense. The fifteenth training rule is concluded. The Chapter on Footwear, the seventh. Indeed, venerable sirs, the Sekhiya rules have been recited. Concerning them, I ask the venerable sirs: "Are you pure in this?" A second time I ask: "Are you pure in this?" A third time I ask: "Are you pure in this?" The venerable sirs are pure in this, therefore silent. Thus I hold it. The Sekhiya rules are concluded. The Sekhiya Section is concluded.