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by the Blessed One as obstacles to spiritual progress are not 
really obstacles,’? should be addressed by the company of 
onks thus: ‘‘say not so, brother; do not bear false wit- 
ness against the Blessed One, it is not well; the Blessed 
id not say so; O brother, the qualities declared as 
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does not abandon it, he should be admonished a second time 
and a third time. If he then abandons his opinion, it is well, 
but if he abandons it not, he commits a sin which requires 
Expiation. 
56. Whatsoever monk knowing that the monk referred to 
in the previous rule did not act according to precepts and has 
not since then abandoned his vicious opinion, welcomes him, 
talks with him, dwells together with him, eats in company with 
him or even sleeps with him in one place, commits a sin which 
tequires Expiation. 
57. Even if a novice-monk says: ‘‘ This do I know of the 
doctrine preached by the Blessed One, viz. that the lustful 
Practices which are said to be obstructive of spiritual progress 
do not really offer obstruction ’*, he should be addressed by 
the company of monks thus: «*O novice-monk, do not say so, 
do not bear false witness against the Blessed One, it is not well 
for you to slander the Blessed One, the Blessed One never 
preached that which you ascribe to him, O brother, novice- 
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athagata,, the fully enlightened Buddha, is your teacher; do 
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* Sleeping with the monks for two nights; O dull one, go 
away, depart.”? 
hatsoever monk associates with, talks with or sleeps in 
one Place with a novice-monk who has thus been expelled, 
“mmits asin which requires Expiation. 
ch f @ monk obtains a new robe he must disfigure if, 
oesing one of the three ways of disfigurement, viz, making a 
“ibe It blue, red or orange-coloured. If he should make use 
he hew robe without disfiguring it in any of the three ways, 
®ommits a sin which requires Expiation. 
