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Mv I 58
PTS: Mv I 72 | CS: vin.mv.01.58
Alajjīnissayavatthūni
'Line by Line'
The Cases of Dependence on/by the Shameless
by
Ven. Khematto Bhikkhu
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58. alajjīnissayavatthūni (Mv.I.72.1)
The Cases of Dependence on/by the Unconscientious [BMC]

[136] tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū alajjīnaṁ nissayaṁ denti.

Now at that time the Group-of-six monks were giving dependence to those who were unconscientious.

bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.

They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

na bhikkhave alajjīnaṁ nissayo dātabbo yo dadeyya āpatti dukkaṭassāti.

“Dependence should not be given to one who is unconscientious. Whoever should give it: an offense of wrong doing.”

tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū alajjīnaṁ nissāya vasanti.

Now at that time monks lived in dependence under those who were unconscientious.

Tepi nacirasseva alajjino honti pāpabhikkhū.

In no long time, they also became unconscientious, evil monks.

bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.

They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

na bhikkhave alajjīnaṁ nissāya vatthabbaṁ yo vaseyya āpatti dukkaṭassāti.

“One should not live in dependence under one who is unconscientious. Whoever should (so) live (in dependence): an offense of wrong doing.”

(Mv.I.72.2) athakho bhikkhūnaṁ etadahosi bhagavatā paññattaṁ na alajjīnaṁ nissayo dātabbo na alajjīnaṁ nissāya vatthabbanti kathaṁ nu kho mayaṁ jāneyyāma lajjiṁ vā alajjiṁ vāti.

Then the thought occurred to the monks, “It has been laid down by the Blessed One that, ‘Dependence should not be given to one who is unconscientious; one should not live in dependence under one who is unconscientious.’ Now, how are we to know is conscientious and who is unconscientious?”

bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.

They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

anujānāmi bhikkhave catūhapañcāhaṁ āgametuṁ yāva bhikkhusabhāgataṁ jānāmīti.

“I allow that you wait four or five days until you know how compatible (you are with him).”

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