Verses on offenses, training rules, and legal procedures (PLI-TV-PVR19)

4. Persons one should not pay respect to, etc.

“How many kinds of people should one not bow down to,

Nor raise one’s joined palms to, nor do acts of respect toward?

For how many is there an offense of wrong conduct?

How many keepings of a robe are there?

There are ten kinds of people one should not bow down to,⁹⁸

Nor raise one’s joined palms to, nor do acts of respect toward;

There is an offense of wrong conduct for ten,⁹⁹

There are ten keepings of a robe.¹⁰⁰

To how many kinds who have completed the rainy-season residence

Should robe-cloth be given?

When one exists, to how many kinds should it be given?

And to how many kinds should it not be given?

Robe-cloth should be given to five kinds¹⁰¹

Who have completed the rainy-season residence;

When one exists, it should be given to seven kinds,¹⁰²

It should not be given to sixteen kinds.¹⁰³

Having concealed how many hundreds of offenses

For a hundred days?

After spending how many days,

Should he be released from probation?

Having concealed ten hundred offenses¹⁰⁴

For a hundred days;

Then, after spending ten days,¹⁰⁵

He should be released from probation.

How many kinds of flaws in legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

How many were illegitimate?

Twelve kinds of flaws in legal procedures¹⁰⁶

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

All were done illegitimately.

How many kinds of accomplishments of legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

How many were legitimate?

Four kinds of accomplishments of legal procedures¹⁰⁷

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

All were done legitimately.

How many kinds of legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

How many were legitimate and how many illegitimate?

Six kinds of legal procedures¹⁰⁸

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

One done legitimately,

And five illegitimately,

Were mentioned of by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun.

How many kinds of legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

How many were legitimate and how many illegitimate?

Four kinds of legal procedures¹⁰⁹

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

In the Monastic Law, in the account of Campā,

One done legitimately,

And three illegitimately,

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun.

In regard to the classes of offenses taught by the unbounded Victor, the Unshakable One,

The Knower of seclusion;

How many are settled without settling?

I ask you who are skilled in analysis, please say.

In regard to the classes of offenses taught by the unbounded Victor, the Unshakable One,

The Knower of seclusion;

One is settled without settling,¹¹⁰

Skilled in analysis, I declare this to you.

How many who are destined to misery

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

One hundred and forty-four¹¹¹

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Destined to misery, bound for hell,

He who causes a schism in the Sangha remains there for an eon;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many who are not destined to misery

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Eighteen not destined to misery¹¹²

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many groups of eight

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Eighteen groups of eight¹¹³

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.”

5. The sixteen legal procedures, etc.

“How many kinds of legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Sixteen kinds of legal procedures¹¹⁴

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many kinds of flaws in legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Twelve kinds of flaws¹¹⁵

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many kinds of accomplishments of legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Four kinds of accomplishments¹¹⁶

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many kinds of legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Six kinds of legal procedures¹¹⁷

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many kinds of legal procedures

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Four kinds of legal procedures¹¹⁸

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many offenses entailing expulsion

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Eight offenses entailing entailing expulsion

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many offenses entailing suspension

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Twenty-three offenses entailing suspension

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many undetermined offenses

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Two undetermined offenses

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many offenses entailing relinquishment

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Forty-two offenses entailing relinquishment

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many offenses entailing confession

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

One hundred and eighty-eight offenses entailing confession

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many offenses entailing acknowledgment

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Twelve offenses entailing acknowledgment

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

How many rules of training

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun?

We will listen to the Monastic Law from you,

One who understands it.

Seventy-five rules of training

Were mentioned by the Buddha, the Kinsman of the Sun;

Listen to the Monastic Law from me,

One who understands it.

Thus far you have asked well,

Thus far I have answered well;

In either the questions or the answers,

There is nothing other than the Teaching.”

The verses on offenses, training rules, and legal procedures are finished.