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Mv II 27
PTS: Mv II 27.6 | CS: vin.mv.02.27
Sabhāgāpattipaṭikammavidhi
The Method for Making Amends for an Offense Common to One Another[1]
by
Ven. Khematto Bhikkhu
Alternate translations/layout: 'line by line' Pāḷi - English

(Mv.II.27.6) [189] Now on that occasion, the entire Saṅgha in a certain residence had fallen into an offense common to one another on the day of the Uposatha. Then the thought occurred to them, “It has been laid down by the Blessed One that an offense common to one another should not be confessed; (the confession of) an offense common to one another should not be received. But this entire Saṅgha has fallen into an offense common to one another. What should we do?”

They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

“Monks, there is the case where the entire Saṅgha in a certain residence has fallen into an offense common to one another on the day of the Uposatha.

“Monks, one monk should be sent by the monks to a neighboring residence immediately, (saying,) ‘Go, friend. Make amends for that offense and come back. We will (then) make amends for the offense in your presence.’

(Mv.II.27.7) “If this can be managed, well and good. If not, then an experienced and competent monk should inform the Saṅgha:

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. This entire Saṅgha has fallen into an offense common to one another. When (the Saṅgha) sees another monk — pure, without (that) offense — then it will make amends for that offense in his presence.’ Once that has been said, the Uposatha should be performed; the Pāṭimokkha should be listened to.

“Not from that cause alone should an obstruction to the Uposatha be made.

(Mv.II.27.8) “Monks, there is the case where the entire Saṅgha in a certain residence is doubtful about an offense common to one another on the day of the Uposatha.

“An experienced and competent monk should inform the Saṅgha:

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. This entire Saṅgha is doubtful about an offense common to one another. When (the Saṅgha) becomes free from doubt, then it will make amends for that offense.’ Once that has been said, the Uposatha should be performed; the Pāṭimokkha should be listened to.

“Not from that cause alone should an obstruction to the Uposatha be made.

(Mv.II.27.9) “Monks, there is the case where the Saṅgha that has entered the Rains in a certain residence has fallen into an offense common to one another.

“Monks, one monk should be sent by the monks to a neighboring residence immediately, (saying,) ‘Go, friend. Make amends for that offense and come back. We will make amends for the offense in your presence.’

“If this can be managed, well and good. If not, then one monk should be sent on seven-day business, (saying,) ‘Go, friend. Make amends for that offense and come back. We will make amends for the offense in your presence.’”

(Mv.II.27.10) [190] Now on that occasion, the entire Saṅgha in a certain residence had fallen into an offense common to one another. They didn’t know the name or class of the offense. Another monk arrived there: learned, erudite, one who had memorized the Dhamma, the Vinaya, the Mātikā. He was wise, experienced, astute, conscientious, scrupulous, desirous of training. A certain monk went to that monk and, on arrival, said to him, “Friend, one who does such-and-such: What’s the name of the offense that he falls into?”

(Mv.II.27.11) (The learned monk) said, “Friend, one who does such-and-such falls into the offense of this name. Friend, you have fallen into the offense of this name. Make amends for the offense.”

He said, “Friend, I haven’t fallen into this offense alone. This entire Saṅgha has fallen into this offense.”

(The learned monk) said, “Friend, what does it matter to you, whether another has fallen (into that offense) or not? Please, friend, rise up out of your own offense!”

(Mv.II.27.12) So the monk, making amends for that offense in line with that (visiting) monk’s advice, went to the monks and, on arrival, said to them, “Friends, they say that one who does such-and-such falls into the offense of this name. Friends, you have fallen into the offense of this name. Make amends for the offense.”

Then the monks didn’t want to make amends for the offense in line with that (visiting) monk’s advice. They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

(Mv.II.27.13) “Monks, there is the case where the entire Saṅgha in a certain residence has fallen into an offense common to one another.

“They don’t know the name or class of the offense.

“Another monk arrives there: learned, erudite, one who has memorized the Dhamma, the Vinaya, the Mātikā. He is wise, experienced, astute, conscientious, scrupulous, desirous of training.

“A certain monk goes to that monk and, on arrival, says to him, ‘Friend, one who does such-and-such: What’s the name of the offense that he falls into?’

(Mv.II.27.14) “(The learned monk) says, ‘Friend, one who does such-and-such falls into the offense of this name. Friend, you have fallen into the offense of this name. Make amends for the offense.’

“He says, ‘Friend, I haven’t fallen into this offense alone. This entire Saṅgha has fallen into this offense.’

“(The learned monk) says, ‘Friend, what does it matter to you, whether another has fallen (into that offense) or not? Please, friend, rise up out of your own offense!’

(Mv.II.27.15) “So the monk, making amends for that offense in line with that (visiting) monk’s advice, goes to the monks and, on arrival, says to them, ‘Friends, they say that one who does such-and-such falls into the offense of this name. Friends, you have fallen into the offense of this name. Make amends for the offense.’

“If those monks make amends for the offense in line with that (visiting) monk’s advice, well and good. If they don’t make amends, then that monk doesn’t have to criticize the monks if he doesn’t want to.”

The Recitation Section on Codanāvatthu is finished.

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