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1. At that time the border provinces (of the kingdom) of the Magadha king Seniya 叠颈尘产颈蝉腻谤补 were agitated. Then the Magadha king Seniya 叠颈尘产颈蝉腻谤补 gave order to the officers who were at the head of the army: 'Well now, go and search through the border provinces^[1]: The officers who were at the head of the army accepted the order of the Magadha king Seniya 叠颈尘产颈蝉腻谤补 (by saying), 'Yes, Your Majesty.'

2. Now many distinguished warriors thought: 'We who go (to war) and find our delight in fighting, do evil and produce great demerit. Now what shall we do that we may desist from evil-doing and may do good?'

Then these warriors thought: 'These Sakyaputtiya 厂补尘补峁嘺蝉 lead indeed a virtuous, tranquil, holy life; they speak the truth; they keep the precepts of morality, and are endowed with all virtues. If we could obtain 辫补产产补箩箩腻 with the Sakyaputtiya 厂补尘补峁嘺蝉, we should desist from evil-doing and do good.'

Thus these warriors went to the Bhikkhus and asked them for the 辫补产产补箩箩腻 ordination; the Bhikkhus conferred on them: the 辫补产产补箩箩腻 and upasanipad膩 ordinations.

3. The officers at the head of the army asked the royal soldiers: 'Why, how is it that the warriors N. N. and N. N. are nowhere to be seen?'

鈥淭丑别 warriors N. N. and N. N., Lords, have embraced religious life among the Bhikkhus.鈥�

Then the officers at the head of the army were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: 'How can the Sakyaputtiya 厂补尘补峁嘺蝉 ordain persons in the royal service?'

The officers who were at the head of the army told the thing to the Magadha king Seniya 叠颈尘产颈蝉腻谤补. And the Magadha king Seniya 叠颈尘产颈蝉腻谤补 asked the officers of justice: 'Tell me, my good Sirs, what punishment does he deserve who ordains a person in the royal service?'

鈥淭丑别 耻辫补箩箩丑腻测补, Your Majesty, should be beheaded; to him who recites (the 办补尘尘补惫腻肠腻), the tongue should be torn out; to those who form the chapter, half of their ribs should be broken.鈥�

4. Then the Magadha king Seniya 叠颈尘产颈蝉腻谤补 went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him the Magadha king Seniya 叠颈尘产颈蝉腻谤补 said to the Blessed One: 'Lord, there are unbelieving kings who are disinclined (to the faith); these might harass the Bhikkhus even on trifling occasions. Pray, Lord, let their reverences not confer the 辫补产产补箩箩腻 ordination on persons in royal service.'

Then the Blessed One taught (&c., see chap. 39. 7, down to:), thus addressed the Bhikkhus: 'Let no one, O Bhikkhus, who is in the royal service, receive the 辫补产产补箩箩腻 ordination. He who confers the 辫补产产补箩箩腻 ordination (on such a person), is guilty of a 诲耻办办补峁璦 offence:

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[1]:

On uccinatha, compare the use of ucchecch膩mi at Mah膩parinibb膩na Sutta I, 1 (p. 1), which Buddhaghosa rightly explains by ucchindiss膩mi. But we think it better to adhere here to the reading uccinatha, in accordance with the MSS.