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Mv IV 15
PTS: Mv IV 13 | CS: vin.mv.04.15
Divasanānattaṁ
Differences in Day[1]
by
Ven. Khematto Bhikkhu
Alternate translations/layout: 'line by line' Pāḷi - English

(Mv.IV.13.1) [239] “Monks, there is the case where for the resident monks it is the fourteenth; for the incoming monks it is the fifteenth[2].

“If the resident monks are more numerous, then the incoming monks should go along with the resident monks.

“If they are equal in number, then the incoming monks should go along with the resident monks.

“If the incoming monks are more numerous, then the resident monks should go along with the incoming monks.

“Monks, there is the case where for the resident monks it is the fifteenth; for the incoming monks it is the fourteenth.

“If the resident monks are more numerous, then the incoming monks should go along with the resident monks.

“If they are equal in number, then the incoming monks should go along with the resident monks.

“If the incoming monks are more numerous, then the resident monks should go along with the incoming monks.

“Monks, there is the case where for the resident monks it is the first day of the (following) fortnight; for the incoming monks it is the fifteenth.

“If the resident monks are more numerous, then the resident monks — if they are not unwilling — should give their unity[3] to the incoming monks. Then the incoming monks, having gone outside the territory, should invite.

“If they are equal in number, then the resident monks — if they are not unwilling — should give their unity to the incoming monks. Then the incoming monks, having gone outside the territory, should invite.

“If the incoming monks are more numerous, then the resident monks should either give their unity to the incoming monks or go outside of the territory.

“Monks, there is the case where for the resident monks it is the fifteenth; for the incoming monks it is the first day of the (following) fortnight.

“If the resident monks are more numerous, then the incoming monks should either give their unity to the resident monks or go outside of the territory.

“If they are equal in number, then the incoming monks should either give their unity to the resident monks or go outside of the territory.

“If the incoming monks are more numerous, then the incoming monks — if they are not unwilling — should give their unity to the resident monks. Then the resident monks, having gone outside the territory, should invite.

Notes

1.
See also: Mv.II.34.1.
2.
In other words, they have calculated the date of the Invitation differently.
3.
This phrase, dātabbā sāmaggī, is not explained anywhere in the Canon or Commentaries. Perhaps it is a remnant of a procedure that was later abandoned.
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