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Mv VIII 12
PTS: Mv VIII 5 | CS: vin.mv.08.12
Cīvarapaṭiggāhakasammutikathā
The Discussion of Authorizing a Robe-cloth Receiver[1]
by
Ven. Khematto Bhikkhu
Alternate translations/layout: 'line by line' Pāḷi - English

(Mv.VIII.5.1) [141] Now on that occasion people, taking robe-cloth, came to the monastery. Not finding anyone to receive it, they took it back. Robe-cloth became scarce. They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

“Monks, I allow that a monk endowed with five qualities be authorized as a robe-cloth receiver: whoever is not biased with the bias of desire, not biased with the bias of aversion, not biased with the bias of delusion, not biased with the bias of fear, and who knows what has and has not been received.

(Mv.VIII.5.2) “Monks, he should be authorized like this:

“First, the monk should be requested. Once he has been requested, an experienced and competent monk should inform the Saṅgha:

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. If the Saṅgha is ready, it should authorize the monk named so-and-so as robe-cloth receiver.

“‘This is the motion.

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. The Saṅgha is authorizing monk named so-and-so as robe-cloth receiver.

“‘He to whom the authorization of the monk named so-and-so as robe-cloth receiver is agreeable should remain silent. He to whom it is not agreeable should speak.

“‘The monk named so-and-so has been authorized by the Saṅgha as robe-cloth receiver.

“‘This is agreeable to the Saṅgha, therefore it is silent.

“‘Thus do I hold it.’”

(Mv.VIII.6.1) [142] Now on that occasion the monks who were robe-cloth receivers, having received robe-cloth, left it right there and went away. The robe-cloth disappeared. They reported the matter to the Blessed One.

“Monks, I allow that a monk endowed with five qualities be authorized as a robe-cloth keeper: whoever is not biased with the bias of desire, not biased with the bias of aversion, not biased with the bias of delusion, not biased with the bias of fear, and who knows what has and has not been put away.

(Mv.VIII.6.2) “Monks, he should be authorized like this:

“First, the monk should be requested. Once he has been requested, an experienced and competent monk should inform the Saṅgha:

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. If the Saṅgha is ready, it should authorize the monk named so-and-so as robe-cloth keeper.

“‘This is the motion.

“‘Venerable sirs, may the Saṅgha listen to me. The Saṅgha is authorizing the monk named so-and-so as robe-cloth keeper.

“‘He to whom the authorization of the monk named so-and-so as robe-cloth keeper is agreeable should remain silent. He to whom it is not agreeable should speak.

“‘The monk named so-and-so has been authorized by the Saṅgha as robe-cloth keeper.

“‘This is agreeable to the Saṅgha, therefore it is silent.

“‘Thus do I hold it.’”

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