[97] tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū ācariyupajjhāyesu pakkantesupi vibbhantesupi kālakatesupi pakkhasaṅkantesupi nissayapaṭippassaddhiyo na jānanti. |
Now at that time, monks — when their teachers had gone away, renounced the training, died, or gone over to (another) faction[1] — did not know if their dependence had lapsed. |
bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. |
They reported the matter to the Blessed One. |
pañcimā bhikkhave nissayapaṭippassaddhiyo upajjhāyamhā upajjhāyo pakkanto vā hoti vibbhanto vā kālakato vā pakkhasaṅkanto vā āṇattiyeva pañcamī imā kho bhikkhave pañca nissayapaṭippassaddhiyo upajjhāyamhā. |
“There are these five lapses in dependence on one’s preceptor: The preceptor goes away, renounces the training, dies, joins (another) faction, or, as the fifth, (gives) a command. These are the five lapses in dependence on one’s preceptor. |
Chayimā bhikkhave nissayapaṭippassaddhiyo ācariyamhā ācariyo pakkanto vā hoti vibbhanto vā kālakato vā pakkhasaṅkanto vā āṇattiyeva pañcamī upajjhāyena vā samodhānagato hoti imā kho bhikkhave cha nissayapaṭippassaddhiyo ācariyamhā. |
“There are these six lapses in dependence on one’s teacher: The teacher goes away, renounces the training, dies, joins (another) faction, or, as the fifth, (gives) a command. Or, one is joined with one’s preceptor. These are the six lapses in dependence on one’s teacher.” [BMC] |