Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga
by T. W. Rhys Davids | 1881 | 156,382 words
The Mahavagga (part of the Vinaya collection) includes accounts of Gautama Buddha鈥檚 and the ten principal disciples鈥� awakenings, as well as rules for ordination, rules for reciting the Patimokkha during uposatha days, and various monastic procedures....
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Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 52
At that time the venerable Upananda, of the Sakya tribe, had two novices, 碍补峁囜笉补办补 and Mahaka; these committed sodomy with each other. The Bhikkhus were annoyed, &c.: 'How can novices abandon themselves to such bad conduct?'
They told this thing to the Blessed One, &c.
鈥淟et no one, O Bhikkhus, ordain two novices. He who does, is guilty of a 诲耻办办补峁璦 offence[1].鈥�
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
This seems very unpractical: and the rule is accordingly practically abrogated again by chapter 55.