Questions and Answers on the Observance and So Forth
Questions on the Beginning, Middle and End
332. What is the beginning of the legal act of Observance, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the legal act of invitation to admonish, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the legal act of censure, what is the middle, what is the end? Of the legal act of guidance, etc. of the act of banishment, etc. of the legal act of reconciliation, etc. of the legal act of suspension, etc. of the giving of probation, etc. of the sending back to the beginning, etc. of the giving of penance, etc. of rehabilitation, etc. What is the beginning of the legal act of full ordination, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the revocation of the legal act of censure, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the revocation of the legal act of guidance, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the revocation of the act of banishment, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the revocation of the legal act of reconciliation, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the revocation of the legal act of suspension, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the verdict of innocence, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the verdict of past insanity, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the decision for specific depravity, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of covering over as with grass, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization as exhorter of nuns, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization for non-separation from the three robes, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization for having a rug, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization as money remover, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization as accepter of robes, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization as accepter of bowls, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization as to a walking staff, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization for carrying a pingo-basket, what is the middle, what is the end? What is the beginning of the authorization as to a walking staff with pingo-basket, what is the middle, what is the end?
Answers on the Beginning, Middle and End
333. What is the beginning of the legal act of Observance, what is the middle, what is the end? For the legal act of Observance, concord is the beginning, the function is the middle, completion is the end.
What is the beginning of the legal act of invitation to admonish, what is the middle, what is the end? For the legal act of invitation to admonish, concord is the beginning, the function is the middle, completion is the end.
What is the beginning of the legal act of censure, what is the middle, what is the end? For the legal act of censure, the case and the person are the beginning, the motion is the middle, the wording of the legal act is the end.
Of the legal act of guidance, etc. of the act of banishment, etc. of the legal act of reconciliation, etc. of the legal act of suspension, etc. of the giving of probation, etc. of the sending back to the beginning, etc. of the giving of penance, etc. What is the beginning of rehabilitation, what is the middle, what is the end? For rehabilitation, the case and the person are the beginning, the motion is the middle, the wording of the legal act is the end.
What is the beginning of the legal act of full ordination, what is the middle, what is the end? For the legal act of full ordination, the person is the beginning, the motion is the middle, the wording of the legal act is the end.
What is the beginning of the revocation of the legal act of censure, what is the middle, what is the end? For the revocation of the legal act of censure, proper conduct is the beginning, the motion is the middle, the wording of the legal act is the end.
Of the legal act of guidance, etc. of the act of banishment, etc. of the legal act of reconciliation, etc. What is the beginning of the revocation of the legal act of suspension, what is the middle, what is the end? For the revocation of the legal act of suspension, proper conduct is the beginning, the motion is the middle, the wording of the legal act is the end.
What is the beginning of the verdict of innocence, what is the middle, what is the end? For the verdict of innocence, the case and the person are the beginning, the motion is the middle, the wording of the legal act is the end.
Of the legal act of the verdict for one who is not insane, etc. of the decision for specific depravity, etc. of covering over as with grass, etc. of the authorization as exhorter of nuns, etc. of the authorization for non-separation from the three robes, etc. of the authorization for having a rug, etc. of the authorization as money remover, etc. of the authorization as accepter of robes, etc. of the authorization as accepter of bowls, etc. of the authorization as to a walking staff, etc. of the authorization for carrying a pingo-basket, etc. What is the beginning of the authorization as to a walking staff with pingo-basket, what is the middle, what is the end? For the authorization as to a walking staff with pingo-basket, the case and the person are the beginning, the motion is the middle, the wording of the legal act is the end.
The questions and answers on the Observance and so on are concluded.
The Exposition on Reasons
334. Dependent on ten reasons a training rule has been laid down by the Truth-finder for disciples - for the excellence of the Community, for the comfort of the Community, for the refutation of obstinate persons, for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved monks, for the restraint of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life, for the warding off of mental corruptions pertaining to the future life, for the confidence of those without confidence, for the increase of those with confidence, for the duration of the Good Teaching, for the support of the monastic discipline.
Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the comfort of the Community. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the refutation of obstinate persons. Whatever is for the refutation of obstinate persons, that is for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved monks. Whatever is for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved monks, that is for the restraint of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life. Whatever is for the restraint of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life, that is for the warding off of mental corruptions pertaining to the future life. Whatever is for the warding off of mental corruptions pertaining to the future life, that is for the confidence of those without confidence. Whatever is for the confidence of those without confidence, that is for the increase of those with confidence. Whatever is for the increase of those with confidence, that is for the duration of the Good Teaching. Whatever is for the duration of the Good Teaching, that is for the support of the monastic discipline.
Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the comfort of the Community. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the refutation of obstinate persons. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved monks. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the restraint of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the warding off of mental corruptions pertaining to the future life. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the confidence of those without confidence. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the increase of those with confidence. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the duration of the Good Teaching. Whatever is for the excellence of the Community, that is for the support of the monastic discipline.
Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the refutation of obstinate persons. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved monks. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the restraint of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the warding off of mental corruptions pertaining to the future life. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the confidence of those without confidence. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the increase of those with confidence. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the duration of the Good Teaching. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the support of the monastic discipline. Whatever is for the comfort of the Community, that is for the excellence of the Community.
Whatever is for the refutation of obstinate persons, etc. whatever is for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved monks, whatever is for the restraint of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life, whatever is for the warding off of mental corruptions pertaining to the future life, whatever is for the confidence of those without confidence, whatever is for the increase of those with confidence, whatever is for the duration of the Good Teaching, whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the excellence of the Community. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the comfort of the Community. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the refutation of obstinate persons. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the comfortable abiding of well-behaved monks. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the restraint of mental corruptions pertaining to the present life. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the warding off of mental corruptions pertaining to the future life. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the confidence of those without confidence. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the increase of those with confidence. Whatever is for the support of the monastic discipline, that is for the duration of the Good Teaching.
Four hundred knowledges, in the connection of reasons.
The Exposition on Reasons is concluded.
The Great Chapter is concluded.
Its summary:
These sixteen for monks, and sixteen for nuns.
The invitation and reasons, this is the compendium of the Great Chapter.
The Exposition on Reasons is concluded.