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B01010403samuccayakkhandhakaṃ (collection sutra)

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both countable and countless, unconcealed. He asks the Sangha for a 'pulling back to the root' for the intermediate offenses. The Sangha pulls back to the root for the intermediate offenses by an unrighteous act, objectionable, inappropriate, and gives combined probation unrighteously. Thinking, "I am on probation," ... The Sangha, for the former offenses and the intermediate offenses, and for the later offenses and the intermediate offenses, pulls back to the root by a righteous act, unobjectionable, appropriate, gives combined probation righteously, gives Mānatta righteously, and rehabilitates him righteously. That monk, monks, is purified from those offenses. Here, monks, a monk commits many Sanghādisesa offenses: both countable and countless... both distinct and confused. He asks the Sangha for combined probation for those offenses. The Sangha gives him combined probation for those offenses. While on probation, he commits many Sanghādisesa offenses: both countable and countless, concealed. He asks the Sangha for a 'pulling back to the root' for the intermediate offenses. The Sangha pulls back to the root for the intermediate offenses by an unrighteous act, objectionable, inappropriate, and gives combined probation unrighteously. Thinking, "I am on probation," he commits many Sanghādisesa offenses: both countable and countless, concealed. Standing on that ground, he remembers the intermediate offenses of the former offenses, and the intermediate offenses of the later offenses... He remembers later offenses. To him it occurs thus: 'I indeed committed many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both specified and unspecified, ... both determined and confused. So I requested a combined probation from the Saṅgha for those offenses. To me the Saṅgha gave a combined probation for those offenses. While I was undergoing probation, in the interim I committed many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both specified and unspecified, concealed. So I requested a retraction to the root from the Saṅgha for the interim offenses. The Saṅgha pulled me back to the root for the interim offenses by an unrighteous act, faulty, inappropriate; it gave a combined probation unrighteously. Thinking 'I am undergoing probation,' in the interim I committed many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both specified and unspecified, concealed. Standing in that state, I remember the interim offenses of the former offenses, I remember the interim offenses of the later offenses. 'What if I should request from the Saṅgha a retraction to the root for the interim offenses of the former offenses and for the interim offenses of the later offenses, by a righteous act, faultless, appropriate; righteously a combined probation, righteously a penance, righteously a rehabilitation?' He requests from the Saṅgha a retraction to the root for the interim offenses of the former offenses and for the interim offenses of the later offenses, by a righteous act, faultless, appropriate; righteously a combined probation, righteously a penance, righteously a rehabilitation. The Saṅgha pulls him back to the root for the interim offenses of the former offenses and for the later offenses, by a righteous act, faultless, appropriate; righteously gives a combined probation, righteously gives a penance, righteously rehabilitates. That monk, O monks, is purified from those offenses. Here again, O monks, a monk commits many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both specified and unspecified, ... both determined and confu- Furthermore, he. He asks the Saṅgha for combined probation for those offenses. The Saṅgha gives him combined probation for those offenses. While on probation, he commits in the interim many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both limited and unlimited, both concealed and unconcealed. He asks the Saṅgha for a re-imposition of the original penalty for the interim offenses. The Saṅgha re-imposes the original penalty for the interim offenses with an unrighteous act, a blameworthy act, an inappropriate act, and gives combined probation unrighteously. Thinking, "I am on probation," he commits in the interim many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both limited and unlimited, both concealed and unconcealed. Standing on that ground, he recollects the interim offenses of the former offenses, and recollects the interim offenses of the latter offenses. It occurs to him thus: 'Indeed, I committed many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both limited and unlimited... both determined and undetermined. I asked the Saṅgha for combined probation for those offenses. The Saṅgha gave me combined probation for those offenses. While on probation, I committed in the interim many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both limited and unlimited, both concealed and unconcealed. I asked the Saṅgha for a re-imposition of the original penalty for the interim offenses. The Saṅgha re-imposed the original penalty for my interim offenses with an unrighteous act, a blameworthy act, an inappropriate act, and gave combined probation unrighteously. Thinking, "I am on probation," I committed in the interim many Saṅghādisesa offenses, both limited and unlimited, both concealed and unconcealed. Standing on that ground, I recollect the interim offenses of the former offenses, and recollect the interim offenses of the latter offenses. What if I were to ask the Saṅgha for a re-imposition of the original penalty for the interim offenses of the former offenses, and for the interim offenses of the latter offenses, with a righteous act, an unblameworthy act, an appropriate act... by right, by Dhamma, the concordant probation, by Dhamma, the penance, by Dhamma, the rehabilitation. He requests the Sangha for the retraction to the root of the former offenses and the intermediate offenses, and the later offenses and the intermediate offenses, by a righteous act, unshakeable, worthy of establishment, by Dhamma, the concordant probation, by Dhamma, the penance, by Dhamma, the rehabilitation. The Sangha retracts him to the root for the former offenses and the intermediate offenses, and the later offenses and the intermediate offenses, by a righteous act, unshakeable, worthy of establishment, by Dhamma, gives the concordant probation, by Dhamma, gives the penance, by Dhamma, rehabilitates him. "That bhikkhu, monks, is purified from those offenses." The third nine-fold section is finished. The third chapter on Accumulation. Its summary: Unconcealed, one day, two days, three days, four days; Five days, a fortnight, ten days, the Great Sage spoke of offenses. Pure and deluded, the measure-mouth, two bhikkhus; There, two with perception, and two doubtful ones, just so. Two with mixed views, and two with impure views; And two with pure views. And likewise, one conceals, then by way of resentment; And the teaching for the mad, from the root, eighteen [fifteen (ka.)] from purity. Of the teachers, the analysts [Vibhajjavādins (Sī.)], those who gladden the island of Tambapaṇṇi; The residents of the Great Monastery, this recitation is for the establishment of the True Dhamma. The Chapter on Accumulation is finished.

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