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B01010303vassūpanāyikakkhandhako (vassa sutra)

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sweeps the compound. He departs for a duty seven days before the coming Komudi Cātumāsinī. Whether that monk, bhikkhus, returns to that dwelling or not, for that monk, bhikkhus, the latter part is recognized, and there is no offense in the promise. The offense of wrong-doing concerning the promise is concluded. The Chapter on Entering the Rains-Residence, the third. 119. Its Summary When to undertake, and how many intervals of the rains; And not wishing intentionally, to postpone, a lay follower. Sick mother and father, and brother, and then a relative; A monastery where monks have gone, and wild animals and reptiles. Thieves and demons, burnt by both; Risen by floodwater, and many donors. Unsuitable, excellent, suitable, and by medicine attendants; Woman, courtesan, and maiden, and eunuch, and by a relative. King, thieves, rogues, treasure, and eight kinds of breaking; And a caravan, and a boat, in a hole, and in a tree branch. Rains-residence in the open, and without lodging; In a corpse-hut, and in an umbrella, and in a pot, they undertake. Having agreed to a pact, and Uposatha outside; The former and the latter, should be applied according to rule. He departs for no duty, and for a duty, just so; And for two or three days, and again... Having stayed for three days, and with the seven-day duty. And one not come for seven days, might come or might not come; In the summary of topics, intervening, he observes the textual sequence. In this chapter, fifty-two topics. The Chapter on the Entry into the Rains-residence is concluded.

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