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Where was the Saṅghādisesa promulgated for a monk who corrupts families, who does not give up after the third admonition? It was promulgated in Sāvatthī. Concerning whom? Concerning Monks Assaji and Punabbasu. In what In what matter? The monks Assaji and Punabbasu, monks who had been expelled by the Sangha, were led astray by desire, by hatred, by delusion, by fear, in that matter. One regulation. It arises from one of the six origins of offenses— it arises from body, and from speech, and from mind... and so on. Thirteen Sanghādisesas are concluded. Its summary – Emission of semen, bodily contact, rude speech, and self-gratification; Acting as a go-between, and a hut, and a monastery, and groundless accusation. And a partial accusation, and causing schism, and those who follow it; Being difficult to admonish, and corrupting families, these are the thirteen Sanghādisesas. 3. The Section on Undetermined Rules 21. Where was the first undetermined rule laid down by the Blessed One, the Knower, the Seer, the Arahant, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One? Concerning whom? In what matter? Is there a regulation there, a supplementary regulation, an unarisen regulation, a general regulation, a specific regulation, a common regulation, an uncommon regulation, a one-sided regulation, a two-sided regulation? Into which of the five recitations of the Pātimokkha is it included, where is it comprised? By which recitation does it come to be recited? Which of the four failures is it? Which of the seven groups of offenses is it? From how many of the six origins of offenses does it arise? Which of the four legal questions is it? By how many of the seven ways of settling does it get settled? What is the Vinaya there? What is the Abhivinaya there? What is the Pātimokkha there? What is the Adhipātimokkha there? What is the failure? What is the success? What is the practice? For how many purposes did the Blessed One lay down the first undetermined rule? Who trains? Who are those who have trained? Where is it established? Who upholds it? Whose word is it, by whom was it brought? 22. Where was the first undetermined rule laid down by the Blessed One, the Knower, the Seer, the Arahant, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One? It was laid down at Sāvatthī. Concerning whom? Concerning Venerable Udāyi. Venerable Sir, in what case? The Venerable Udāyī, alone with a woman, in private, on a secluded seat suitable for improper conduct, sat down. In that case. Is there there an original rule, a supplementary rule, or an unarisen rule? One original rule. A supplementary rule, an unarisen rule, is not in that. A general rule, or a local rule? A general rule. A common rule, or an uncommon rule? An uncommon rule. A rule for one side, or a rule for both sides? A rule for one side. Of the five recitations of the Pātimokkha, in which is it included, in which is it comprised? Included in the Introduction, comprised in the Introduction. By which recitation does it come to recitation? By the fourth recitation it comes to recitation. Of the four failures, which is the failure? It may be a failure of virtue, it may be a failure of conduct. Of the seven groups of offenses, which is the group of offenses? It may be a pārājika group of offenses, it may be a saṅghādisesa group of offenses, it may be a pācittiya group of offenses. Of the six origins of offenses, by how many origins does it originate? By one origin it originates – it originates from body and from mind, not from speech. Of the four legal questions, which is the legal question? A legal question concerning an offense. Of the seven ways of settling, by how many ways of settling is it settled? By three ways of settling it is settled – it may be by settlement in the presence and by acting on acknowledgement, it may be by settlement in the presence and by covering with grass. What is the discipline there, what is the higher discipline there? The rule is the discipline, the analysis is the higher discipline. What is the Pātimokkha there, what is the higher Pātimokkha there? The rule is the Pātimokkha, the analysis is the higher Pātimokkha. What is the failure? Non-restraint is the failure. What is the accomplishment? Restraint is the accomplishment. What is the practice? "I will not do such a thing" – for as long as life lasts, until the last breath, he undertakes and trains in the training rules. For how many reasons was the first undetermined rule laid down by the Blessed One? For these eight reasons, the first Aniyata was laid down by the Blessed One – for the purity of the Sangha, for the comfort of the Sangha, for the suppression of unruly individuals, for the comfortable living of well-behaved bhikkhus, for the restraint of defilements in this present life, for the prevention of defilements in future lives, for the faith of those without faith, for the increase of faith in those who have faith, for the establishment of the True Dhamma, for the support of the Vinaya. Who trains? Those in training and noble ordinary people train. Who are those who have completed training? Arahants have completed training. Where does it stand? It stands in those who desire to train. Who upholds it? Those for whom it is fitting uphold it. Whose word is it? It is the word of the Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. By whom was it brought? It was brought by succession – Upāli and Dāsaka, and Soṇaka and Siggava; Moggaliputta as the fifth, these in the land of Jambusiri. Then Mahinda, Iṭṭiya, Uttiya, and Sambala; and the wise Bhaddanāma. These great wise ones, like Nāgas, came here from Jambudīpa; They recited the Vinaya and the Piṭaka in Tambapaṇṇi (Sri Lanka). They recited the five Nikāyas, and the seven treatises; Then the intelligent Ariṭṭha, and the wise Tissadatta. The skilled Kāḷasumana, and the elder named Dīgha; and the wise Dīghasumana. Again Kāḷasumana, and the elder Nāga and Buddharakkhita; the intelligent elder Tissa, and the wise elder Deva. Again the intelligent Sumana, skilled in the Vinaya; the learned Cūḷanāga, unassailable like an elephant. And Dhammapālita by name, revered by good people in Rohaṇa; His disciple, the greatly wise Khema by name, master of the three Piṭakas. He shone forth in wisdom in the island like the king of stars; And the intelligent Upatissa, and Phussadeva, the great reciter. Again the intelligent Sumana, Pupphanāma, very learned; Mahākathī, Mahāsiva, skilled in all the Piṭakas. Again the intelligent Upāli, skilled in the Vinaya; Mahānāga, greatly wise, skilled in the lineage of the True Dhamma. Again the intelligent Abhaya, skilled in all the Piṭakas; Tissa The elder was wise, and skilled in the Vinaya. His disciple, greatly wise, named Puppha, was learned; Protecting the Dispensation, he was established in Jambudīpa. Cūḷābhaya was wise, and skilled in the Vinaya; Elder Tissa was wise, expert in the lineage of the True Dhamma. Cūḷadeva was wise, and skilled in the Vinaya; Elder Siva was wise, skilled in all aspects of the Vinaya. These great Nāgas, greatly wise, knowers of the Vinaya, skilled in the path; Proclaimed the Vinaya in the island, the Piṭaka in Tambapaṇṇi. 23. Where was the second indefinite rule, laid down by the Blessed One, the Knower, the Seer, the Arahant, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One, promulgated? It was promulgated in Sāvatthī. Concerning whom? Concerning the venerable Udāyī. On what occasion? On the occasion when the venerable Udāyī sat alone with a woman in a secluded place. Is there a promulgation, a supplementary promulgation, or an unarisen promulgation there? There is one promulgation. There is no supplementary promulgation or unarisen promulgation there. Is it a universal promulgation, or a regional promulgation? It is a universal promulgation. Is it a common promulgation, or an uncommon promulgation? It is an uncommon promulgation. Is it a one-sided promulgation, or a two-sided promulgation? It is a one-sided promulgation. Into which of the five recitations of the Pātimokkha is it included, into which is it comprised? It is included in the Nidāna, comprised in the Nidāna. By which recitation does it come to recitation? It comes to recitation by the fourth recitation. Of the four failures, which failure is it? It may be a failure of morality, it may be a failure of conduct. Of the seven groups of offenses, which group of offenses is it? It may be a Saṅghādisesa group of offenses, it may be a Pācittiya group of offenses. Of the six origins of offenses, by how many origins does it arise? It arises by three origins – it may arise from body and mind, not from speech; it may arise from speech and mind, not from body; it may arise from body, speech, and mind. Of the four cases, which case is it? A case of offense. Of the seven ways of settling, by how many ways of settling is it settled? It is settled by three ways of settling – sometimes by settlement in the presence and by settlement by acknowledgement, sometimes by settlement in the presence and by settlement by covering with grass…and so on. The two undetermined rules are finished. Its summary – The fit for action, And likewise not indeed; The undetermined are well-declared, By the best of Buddhas, the Such One. 4. The Chapter on Forfeiture 1. The Kathina Section 24. That rule of forfeiture entailing expiation, declared by the Blessed One, the Knower, the Seer, the Arahant, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One, for one who keeps an extra robe for more than ten days, where was it laid down? It was laid down in Vesālī. Concerning whom? Concerning the group of six monks. On what occasion? On the occasion when the group of six monks kept an extra robe. One primary rule, one supplementary rule. Of the six origins of offense, it originates from two origins – sometimes it originates from body and speech, not from mind; sometimes it originates from body and speech and mind…and so on. 25.