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Consecutive Repetitions on Monastic Discipline
201. "There are these two reasons, monks" means, monks, in dependence on two purposes, with reference to two causes. "A training rule has been laid down" means a portion of the training has been established. "For the excellence of the Community" means for the state of excellence of the Community; the meaning is for the purpose of receiving by saying "Well said, venerable sir." "For the comfort of the Community" means for the purpose of the comfortable abiding of the Community. "Obstinate persons" means those who are immoral. "Well-behaved" means those of amiable nature. "Of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life" means of mental corruptions reckoned as painful states such as murder and imprisonment, to be obtained on account of transgression in the present life, in this very individual existence. "For the restraint" means for the purpose of closing off. "Pertaining to the future life" means of mental corruptions arising in the future state, reckoned as suffering in the realms of misery of just such a kind. "For the warding off" means for the purpose of prevention. "Of enmity" means both of unwholesome enmity and of personal enmity. "Of faults" means of defects. Or those very same painful states, because they are to be avoided, are here intended as "faults." "Of fears" means both of fears that are terror of the mind and of the causes of fear, those very same painful states as well. "Of unwholesome" means of painful states reckoned as unwholesome in the sense of being unendurable. "Out of compassion for laypeople" means when laypeople were grumbling, the training rule that was laid down was laid down out of compassion for laypeople. "For the arrest of the faction of those with evil desires" means for the purpose of cutting off the faction of those with evil desires, lest those with evil desires, relying on a faction, should break the Community. "For the confidence of those without confidence" means for the purpose of the arising of confidence in wise people who were formerly without confidence, having seen the accomplishment of the laying down of the training rule. "For the increase of those with confidence" means for the state of ever-increasing confidence of those with confidence. "For the duration of the Good Teaching" means for the purpose of the long duration of the Good Teaching. "For the support of the monastic discipline" means for the purpose of supporting the monastic discipline of even the fivefold kind.
202-230. "The principal monastic code (Pātimokkha) has been laid down" means the twofold principal monastic code (Pātimokkha) has been laid down, namely the monks' principal monastic code (Pātimokkha) and the nuns' principal monastic code (Pātimokkha). "The recitation of the principal monastic code (Pātimokkha)" means five for monks and four for nuns - thus nine recitations of the principal monastic code (Pātimokkha) have been laid down. "The suspension of the principal monastic code (Pātimokkha)" means the suspension of the Observance ceremony. "The invitation ceremony to admonish has been laid down" means two invitation ceremonies to admonish have been laid down: on the fourteenth day and on the fifteenth day. "The suspension of the invitation ceremony has been laid down" means the suspension of the invitation ceremony has been laid down for a monk with an offence when the invitation ceremony is being carried out by Uttiyā. Regarding the legal act of censure and so on: the legal act of censure has been laid down for the Paṇḍuka and Lohitaka monks who were pricking monks with verbal spears. The legal act of guidance has been laid down for the monk Seyyasaka who was foolish and inexperienced. The act of banishment has been laid down referring to the monks Assaji and Punabbasuka who were corrupters of families. The legal act of reconciliation has been laid down for the Elder Sudhamma who was reviling laypeople. The legal act of suspension has been laid down in cases of not seeing an offence and so on. The giving of probation has been laid down for one who has committed a heavy offence, for a concealed offence. The sending back to the beginning has been laid down for one who has committed an offence in the meantime during probation. The giving of penance has been laid down for an offence whether concealed or not concealed. Rehabilitation has been laid down for one who has performed penance. The involving being brought back has been laid down for one who is conducting himself rightly. The involving being sent away has been laid down in cases of improper conduct and so on.
Eight kinds of full ordination have been laid down: full ordination by "Come, monk," full ordination by going for refuge, full ordination by exhortation, full ordination by answering questions, full ordination by a legal act at which a motion is put and is followed by three proclamations, full ordination by the rules of respect, full ordination from both communities, and full ordination by messenger. "A legal act at which a motion is put goes to nine states" - thus a legal act at which a motion is put with nine states has been laid down. "A legal act at which a motion is put and is followed by one proclamation goes to seven states" - thus a legal act at which a motion is put and is followed by one proclamation with only seven states has been laid down. "A legal act at which a motion is put and is followed by three proclamations goes to seven states" - thus a legal act at which a motion is put and is followed by three proclamations with only seven states has been laid down. The first regulation of the first expulsion and so on has been laid down in what had not been laid down. The supplementary regulation of those very same has been supplementarily laid down in what had been laid down. The verdict in the presence has been laid down by way of this fourfold presence: presence of rule, presence of monastic discipline, presence of a Community, and presence of individuals. The verdict of innocence has been laid down for the purpose of not accusing one who has attained full mindfulness, one who has eliminated the mental corruptions. The verdict of past insanity has been laid down for a mad monk. Carrying out on acknowledgement has been laid down for the purpose of not passing over the offence of one who has been accused without acknowledgement. Having taken the view of the greater number of those who speak what is the Teaching, for the purpose of settling the legal case, the decision of the majority has been laid down. The decision for specific depravity has been laid down for the purpose of refuting a person overcome by evil. Covering over with grass has been laid down for the purpose of settling the remaining offences of monks who, by way of quarrelling and so on, having done much that is unbecoming of a recluse, have committed offences, setting aside gross offences and those connected with laypeople.
The Repetition Series on Removal is concluded.