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Mv IX 11
PTS: Mv IX 7.7 | CS: vin.mv.09.11
Pabbājanīyakammakathā
The Discussion of the Banishment Transaction[1]
by
Ven. Khematto Bhikkhu
Alternate translations/layout: 'line by line' Pāḷi - English

(Mv.IX.7.7) [210] “Monks, there is the case where a monk is a corrupter of families, a man of depraved conduct.

“Now suppose the thought occurs to the monks, ‘Friends, this monk is a corrupter of families, a man of depraved conduct. Let’s impose a banishment transaction on him.’

“They, a faction, impose a banishment transaction on him, not in accordance with the Dhamma.

“He goes from that residence to another residence.

“There, too, the thought occurs to the monks, ‘Friends, this monk has been given a banishment transaction, not in accordance with the Dhamma, by a Saṅgha — a faction. Let’s impose a banishment transaction on him.’

“They, united, impose a banishment transaction on him, not in accordance with the Dhamma. …

“A faction … in accordance with the Dhamma.

“A faction … a semblance of the Dhamma.

“United … a semblance of the Dhamma.

The wheel should be completed.

Notes

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See also: BMCII Chap. 20: Banishment.
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