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the original formulary of introduction into the priesthood, 

 after the shaving of the head and beard, and putting on the 

 yellow garment, being simply " Approach, O Bikkhu !' r the 

 Bikkhu being necessarily, from his appellation, a religious 

 mendicant. By degrees the laws for governing the body 

 were greatly enlarged. 



Soon after this, Sudinna became painfully doubtful res- 

 pecting the propriety of his conduct, so that he lost his colour, 

 and became thin, shrivelled and melancholy. His com- 

 panions enquired the reason, and asked if he were weary of 

 the priestly life, upon which he opened his mind to them. 

 Struck with the impropriety of his conduct, they brought 

 him to Budha, who assembled the priests, and sat to hear the 

 charge, to which Sudinna immediately pleaded guilty. Budha 

 then very severely reproved him, and enacted the following 

 law, which he directed should be taught to every member of 

 the priesthood: G^csse^tB^Q g ecj^nccjf@o o&^e^e c5is ea 

 -ss-'Ko S tf€SpEb(S>es9 Yo pana bikkhu metunan damman 

 patiseweyya parajiko bote asanwaso. 



Whatever priest shall have sexual intercourse, he is over- 

 come and is excluded. 



When a law had been enacted, it was frequently extended 

 or modified to meet circumstances, and in respect to that 

 under consideration, there was an additional clause extending 

 its operation, and another one modifying its application as 

 follows : 



Some time after the case of Sudinna had occurred, a case 

 of bestiality was discovered by some priests, whose suspicions 

 were awakened, and who watched the proceedings of another 

 priest who lived in a forest ; when he was detected, he pleaded 

 that Budha's prohibition extended only to women. The 

 case having been reported, and judgment pronounced by 

 Budha, he commanded the following clause to be added, 

 cp^<»9^s30 €3d€e?3an-3D«)0s3S antamaso tiratckanagatavapi. 



