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one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a baseless conduct transgression, one suspends the Pātimokkha on account of a baseless view transgression... he suspends, he suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded transgression of livelihood – These are the four unrighteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the four righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha? He suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of morality, he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of conduct, he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of view, he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of livelihood – These are the four righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the five unrighteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha? He suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded pārājika offense, for an ungrounded saṅghādisesa offense, for an ungrounded pācittiya offense, for an ungrounded pāṭidesanīya offense, he suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded dukkaṭa offense – These are the five unrighteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the five righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha? He suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded pārājika offense, for a grounded saṅghādisesa offense, for a grounded pācittiya offense, for a grounded pāṭidesanīya offense, he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded dukkaṭa offense – These are the five righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the six unrighteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha? He suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded transgression of morality, not established, he suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded transgression of morality, established; he suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded transgression of conduct, not established, he suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded transgression of conduct, established; he suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded transgression of view, not established, he suspends the Pātimokkha for an ungrounded transgression of view, established – These are the six unrighteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the six righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha? He suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of morality, not established, he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of morality, established; he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of conduct, not established, he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of conduct, established; he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of view, not established, he suspends the Pātimokkha for a grounded transgression of view, established – These are the six righteous suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the seven unrigh What are the seven unrighteous postponements of the Pātimokkha? He postpones the Pātimokkha due to a groundless pārājika, due to a groundless saṅghādisesa, due to a groundless thullaccaya, due to a groundless pācittiya, due to a groundless pāṭidesanīya, due to a groundless dukkaṭa, due to a groundless dubbhāsita – these are the seven unrighteous postponements of the Pātimokkha. What are the seven righteous postponements of the Pātimokkha? He postpones the Pātimokkha due to a well-founded pārājika, due to a well-founded saṅghādisesa, due to a well-founded thullaccaya, due to a well-founded pācittiya, due to a well-founded pāṭidesanīya, due to a well-founded dukkaṭa, due to a well-founded dubbhāsita – these are the seven righteous postponements of the Pātimokkha. What are the eight unrighteous postponements of the Pātimokkha? He postpones the Pātimokkha due to a groundless moral transgression, not yet done, he postpones the Pātimokkha due to a groundless moral transgression, already done; due to a groundless conduct transgression... ...due to a groundless view transgression... ...due to a groundless livelihood transgression, not yet done... ...already done – these are the eight unrighteous postponements of the Pātimokkha. What are the eight righteous postponements of the Pātimokkha? He postpones the Pātimokkha due to a well-founded moral transgression, not yet done, he postpones the Pātimokkha due to a well-founded moral transgression, already done; due to a well-founded conduct transgression... ...due to a well-founded view transgression... ...due to a well-founded livelihood transgression, not yet done... ...already done. These are the eight righteous postponements of the Pātimokkha. What are the nine unrighteous postponements of the Pātimokkha? He postpones the Pātimokkha due to a groundless moral transgression, not yet done, he postpones the Pātimokkha due to a groundless moral transgression, already done, he postpones the Pātimokkha due to a groundless moral transgression, both done and not done; due to a groundless conduct transgression... ...due to a groundless view transgression, not yet done... ...already done... ...both done and not done – these are the nine unrighteous postponements of the Pātimokkha. What are the nine righteous postponements of the Pātimokkha? He postpones the Pātimokkha due to a well-founded moral transgression, not yet done, he postpones the Pātimokkha due to a well-founded moral transgression, already done, For a fundamental transgression of morality, whether done, or not done, or done and not done, one suspends the Pātimokkha. For a fundamental transgression of behavior, whether done, or not done, or done and not done, one suspends the Pātimokkha. For a fundamental transgression of view, whether done, or not done, or done and not done, one suspends the Pātimokkha. These are the nine lawful suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the ten unlawful suspensions of the Pātimokkha? One who has committed a pārājika is not sitting in that assembly. The discussion of a pārājika is not ongoing. One who has renounced the training is not sitting in that assembly. The discussion of one who renounced the training is not ongoing. One approaches a lawful concord. One does not reject a lawful concord. The discussion of rejecting a lawful concord is not ongoing. One is not seen, heard, or suspected of a transgression of morality. One is not seen, heard, or suspected of a transgression of behavior. One is not seen, heard, or suspected of a transgression of view. These are the ten unlawful suspensions of the Pātimokkha. What are the ten lawful suspensions of the Pātimokkha? One who has committed a pārājika is sitting in that assembly. The discussion of a pārājika is ongoing. One who has renounced the training is sitting in that assembly. The discussion of one who renounced the training is ongoing. One does not approach a lawful concord. One rejects a lawful concord. The discussion of rejecting a lawful concord is ongoing. One is seen, heard, or suspected of a transgression of morality. One is seen, heard, or suspected of a transgression of behavior. One is seen, heard, or suspected of a transgression of view. These are the ten lawful suspensions of the Pātimokkha. 6. Lawful Suspension of the Pātimokkha 388. How is one who has committed a pārājika sitting in that assembly? Here, monks, by which modes, by which signs, by which indications there is an offense of a pārājika rule, by those modes, by those signs, by those indications, a monk sees another monk committing a pārājika rule. Indeed, a monk does not see another monk committing a pārājika rule, but... Another bhikkhu informs a bhikkhu: 'Friend, so-and-so bhikkhu has fallen into a pārājika offense.' But a bhikkhu does not see a bhikkhu falling into a pārājika offense, nor does another bhikkhu inform a bhikkhu: 'Friend, so-and-so bhikkhu has fallen into a pārājika offense,' but that very bhikkhu informs a bhikkhu: 'Friend, I have fallen into a pārājika offense.' Bhikkhus, if a bhikkhu wishes, with what he has seen, with what he has heard, with that suspicion, on that Uposatha day, on the fourteenth or fifteenth, with that person present, in the midst of the Sangha, he should declare: 'Venerable sirs, let the Sangha hear me. So-and-so person has fallen into a pārājika offense. I suspend the Pātimokkha for him. The Pātimokkha should not be recited while he is present.' This is a righteous suspension of the Pātimokkha. 389. When the Pātimokkha is suspended for a bhikkhu, the assembly disperses, due to one of ten dangers: danger from kings, danger from thieves, danger from fire, danger from water, danger from humans, danger from non-humans, danger from wild animals, danger from serpents, danger to life, danger to the holy life. Bhikkhus, if a bhikkhu wishes, in that dwelling, or in another dwelling, with that person present, in the midst of the Sangha, he should declare: 'Venerable sirs, let the Sangha hear me. The discussion of the pārājika for so-and-so person is incomplete. That matter is undecided. If it is suitable for the Sangha, may the Sangha decide that matter.' 'If this can be obtained, that is good. If it cannot be obtained, on that Uposatha day, on the fourteenth or fifteenth, with that person present, in the midst of the Sangha, it should be declared: 'Venerable sirs, let the Sangha hear me. The discussion of the pārājika for so-and-so person is incomplete. That matter is undecided.' proper. I suspend his Pātimokkha. The Pātimokkha should not be recited in his presence. This is a lawful suspension of the Pātimokkha. 390. How is one who has renounced the training seated in that assembly? Here, monks, a monk sees another monk renouncing the training by those signs, by those marks, by those indications by which the training is renounced. Or a monk does not see another monk renouncing the training, but another monk informs him: 'Friend, the training has been renounced by so-and-so.' Or a monk does not see another monk renouncing the training, nor does another monk inform him: 'Friend, the training has been renounced by so-and-so,' but that very monk informs him: 'Friend, I have renounced the training.' If a monk, monks, wishes, on that Uposatha day,