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B01010503antarapeyyālaṃ (middle scripture)

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A bhikkhu, perceiving it as allowable, having arranged, makes a hut on an undesignated site, exceeding the measure, with disturbance, not having been attended to. In the attempt, an offense of wrong-doing; if one lump is not yet brought, an offense of grave offense; when that lump is brought, an offense of Sanghadisesa. A bhikkhu, perceiving it as allowable, having requested choice foods for himself, eats them, an offense of Pacittiya. A bhikkhu, perceiving it as allowable, when a bhikkhuni is giving permission, does not prevent her and eats, an offense of Patidesaniya – by the third origin of offense, these five offenses are incurred. Those offenses, of the four failures, how many failures do they partake of? … (rest omitted) … Of the seven methods of settlement, by how many methods are they settled? Those offenses, of the four failures, partake of two failures – it may be a failure in morality, it may be a failure in conduct. Of the seven groups of offenses, they are comprised by five groups of offenses – it may be the group of Sanghadisesa offenses, it may be the group of grave offenses, it may be the group of Pacittiya offenses, it may be the group of Patidesaniya offenses, it may be the group of wrong-doing offenses. Of the six origins of offenses, they originate from one origin – they originate from body and speech, not from mind. Of the four kinds of cases, it is a case of offense. Of the seven methods of settlement, they are settled by three methods – it may be by confrontation and by acknowledgment, and it may be by confrontation and by covering with grass. 280. By the fourth origin of offense, how many offenses are incurred? By the fourth origin of offense, six offenses are incurred – a bhikkhu engages in sexual intercourse, an offense of Parajika; a bhikkhu, perceiving it as unallowable, by request, makes a hut on an undesignated site, exceeding the measure, with disturbance, not having been attended to. going, in the attempt, an offense of wrong-doing; before one lump (of material) is brought, an offense of grave offense; when that lump is brought, an offense of Sanghādisesa. A bhikkhu, perceiving it as improper, eats food at the wrong time, an offense of Pācittiya. A bhikkhu, perceiving it as improper, having received with his own hand edibles or food from the hand of an unrelated bhikkhunī who has entered a house, eats it, an offense of Pāṭidesanīya. By the fourth origin of offense, these six offenses are incurred. How many failures do these offenses fall under, of the four failures... ...by how many ways of settling disputes are they settled, of the seven ways of settling disputes? These offenses fall under two of the four failures – it may be failure in conduct, it may be failure in deportment. They are included in six of the seven groups of offenses – it may be the group of Pārājika offenses, it may be the group of Sanghādisesa offenses, it may be the group of Thullaccaya offenses, it may be the group of Pācittiya offenses, it may be the group of Pāṭidesanīya offenses, it may be the group of Dukkaṭa offenses. They arise from one of the six origins of offenses – they arise from body and mind, not from speech. Of the four cases, it is a case of offense. They are settled by three of the seven ways of settling disputes – it may be by settlement in the presence and by acknowledgement, it may be by settlement in the presence and by covering with grass. 281. By the fifth origin of offense, how many offenses are incurred? By the fifth origin of offense, six offenses are incurred. A bhikkhu, with evil wishes, overcome by desire, boasts of a non-existent, unreal superhuman state, an offense of Pārājika; a bhikkhu, perceiving it as improper, orders, "Make a hut for me." They make for him a hut without having shown the site, exceeding the measure, with trouble (for others), not to be moved. In the attempt, an offense of wrong-doing; before one lump (of material) is brought, an offense of grave offense; when that lump is brought, an offense of Sanghādisesa. Bhik A monk, perceiving it as improper, teaches the Dhamma word by word to an unordained person, there is an offense of pācittiya. Not wishing to blame, not wishing to disparage, not wishing to make ashamed, but out of desire for sport, he speaks lowly to a lowly person, there is an offense of dubbhāsita – by the fifth origin of offense, these six offenses arise. How many failures do these offenses among the four failures incur? ... (ellipsis) ... By how many settlements among the seven settlements are they settled? These offenses incur two failures among the four failures – it may be a failure of morality, it may be a failure of conduct. Among the seven groups of offenses, they are included in six groups of offenses – it may be the group of pārājika offenses, it may be the group of saṅghādisesa offenses, it may be the group of thullaccaya offenses, it may be the group of pācittiya offenses, it may be the group of dukkaṭa offenses, it may be the group of dubbhāsita offenses. Among the six origins of offenses, they arise from one origin – they arise from speech and from mind, not from body. Among the four cases, it is a case of offense. Among the seven settlements, they are settled by three settlements – it may be by settlement in the presence and by acting on admission, it may be by settlement in the presence and by covering with grass. 282. By the sixth origin of offense, how many offenses arise? By the sixth origin of offense, six offenses arise – a monk, having arranged, carries away goods, there is an offense of pārājika; a monk, perceiving it as improper, having arranged, makes a hut without having shown the site, exceeding the measure, with trouble, not to be moved, in the attempt, there is an offense of dukkaṭa; when one lump (of earth) has not yet come, there is an offense of thullaccaya; when that lump has come, there is an offense of saṅghādisesa. A monk, perceiving it as improper, having requested choice foods for his own sake, eats them, there is an offense of pācittiya. A monk, perceiving it as improper, when a bhikkhunī is giving permission, does not prevent her and eats, there is an offense of pāṭidesanīya – by the sixth origin of offense, these six offenses. o incurs. These offenses, of the four failures, how many failures do they share? Of the seven groups of offenses, by how many groups of offenses are they included? Of the six origins of offenses, by how many origins of offenses do they arise? Of the four cases, which case is it? Of the seven ways of settling, by how many ways of settling are they settled? These offenses share two of the four failures – it may be a failure in morality, it may be a failure in conduct. They are included by six of the seven groups of offenses – it may be the group of Pārājika offenses, it may be the group of Saṅghādisesa offenses, it may be the group of Thullaccaya offenses, it may be the group of Pācittiya offenses, it may be the group of Pāṭidesanīya offenses, it may be the group of Dukkaṭa offenses. They arise from one of the six origins of offenses – they arise from body, speech, and mind. Of the four cases, it is the case of offenses. They are settled by three of the seven ways of settling – it may be by settlement in the presence and by acknowledgment, or by settlement in the presence and by covering with grass. Of the six origins of offenses, The second chapter on the occurrence of offenses is finished. 3. Verses on the Origins of Offenses 283. The bodily origins, by the one who sees no end; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one who sees discernment; How many offenses arise from that? I ask you, tell me, expert in analysis. The bodily origins, by the one who sees no end; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one who sees discernment; Five offenses arise from that; This I tell you, expert in analysis. The verbal origins, by the one who sees no end; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one who sees discernment; How many offenses arise from that? I ask you, tell me, expert in analysis. The verbal origins, by the one who sees no end; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one who sees discernment; Four offenses arise from that; This I tell you, expert in analysis. The bodily and verbal origins What kind, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; How many offenses arise from that; I ask you, tell me, expert in analysis. Origins bodily and verbal, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; Five offenses arise from that; I tell you this, expert in analysis. What kind, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; How many offenses arise from that; I ask you, tell me, expert in analysis. Origins bodily and mental, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; Six offenses arise from that; I tell you this, expert in analysis. What kind, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; How many offenses arise from that; I ask you, tell me, expert in analysis. Origins verbal and mental, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; Six offenses arise from that; I tell you this, expert in analysis. What kind, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; How many offenses arise from that; I ask you, tell me, expert in analysis. Origins bodily, verbal, and mental, by the one with infinite vision; Declared by the benefactor of the world, the one with discerning insight; Six offenses arise from that; I tell you this, expert in analysis. The third chapter on the Verses on the Origins of Offenses is finished. 4.