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Having thus imposed on himself that office, the venerable Upa'li rising, ad- 

 justing his robe so as to leave one shoulder bare, and taking up the ivory-wrought 

 fan, and bowing down to the senior priests, took his seat on the Dhamm&sanan 

 (before described). 



Thereupon the theVo Maha'kassapo taking his seat on the Thtrdsanan in- 

 terrogated the venerable Upa'li ou Winayo. 



11 Beloved Upa'li! where was the first Pdrdjikan propounded ?" 



V Lord ! at Whdli." 



11 Who gave occasion to it ?" 



" It originated in reference to (the priest) Sudinno, a Kdlanda youth." 



" On what account ?" 



" On account of his committing fornication." 



The venerable Maha'kassapo then interrogated the venerable Upa'li on the 

 contents of Pathaman Pdrdjikan, its origin, the party concerned, the exhorta- 

 tion made, the sequel or application of the exhortation, and the result as to the 

 conviction or the acquittal. The venerable Upa'li, who had been interrogated 

 on each of these points, explained (them). 



" Is there or is there not (resumed Maha'kassapo) in reference to this Pat- 

 haman Pdrdjikan any thing either to be omitted, or to be added." 



"There is nothing in the words of the sanctified Buddho which ought to 

 be omitted. The Tathdgatd utter not a single unmeaning syllable. In the words 

 however of the dewos and of the disciples of Buddho there may be that which 

 should be omitted. 



The th£ros who held the dhammo convocation rejected that (which should 

 be omitted), that which was to be added was to be found in all parts, accord- 

 ingly whatever was requisite to be added in any part, they did introduce the 

 same. 



" But what was that ?" either " at that period" or " at that particular 

 period," or " thereafter" or " on his having so said," or " he thus spoke," 

 and other similar expressions, only requisite for the connection of the sense. 

 Having thus introduced that which was requisite to be added, they concluded 

 this Pathaman Pdrdjikan. 



While the Pathaman Pdrdjikan was in progress of rehearsal in convocation 

 (by Maha'kassapo and Upa'li, the rest of) the five hundred arahantd who were 

 selected for the convocation, chaunted forth the same, passage by passage. At 

 the very instant their chaunt commenced with the words " the sanctified* Bud- 

 dho dwells in Wcranjd," the great earth as if offering up its " sddhus" quaked 

 from the abyss of the waters under the earth. 



They, in the very same manner, having gone through the (four) chatan Pdrd- 

 jikdni ordained that that (portion of the Pitakattayan) should be called " Pdrd- 

 jikakandan" (section). 



The thirteen Sanghddisesd they ordained should be called the u Ttrauakan." 

 The first two Sikkhd, they ordained should be called " Ariyatdni." 

 The next thirty Sikkhd, they ordained should be called the " Nissaggiyd 

 Pdchittiydni." 



(These four constitute the " Pdrdjika.") 



* The opening of the text of the Pathama Pirajihm. 

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