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2. The recital of the laws concerning Pdrdjika (leading 

 to expulsion). 



3 The recital of the laws concerning Sanghddisesa, 

 (leading to suspension). 



4. The Aniyata dhamma, or doubtful cases. 



5. The minor offences in detail. 



In general, the whole is to be recited, and the 

 necessary enquiries to be made : but in case of danger 

 from armies, thieves, demons, or other injurious 

 things, the service may be shorteiied. The service is to be 

 conducted by the senior priest, or by some competent 

 person nominated by him in the General Meeting, who 

 is not to be impeded in the performance of his duties 

 by any of those present, upon pain of ecclesiastical censure. 

 The precepts are to be recited in a clear and audible 

 voice. If any priest have a charge to make against another, 

 he is previously to intimate his intention to the person 

 against whom the charge is to be brought : if this notice 

 has not been given, the accusation is not to be heard. 

 No groundless charge is to be made, under pain of 

 censure ; and if an unjust sentence has been passed by 

 the Sangha against any person, it may be put aside 

 if four or five members are of opinion that it should 

 be disallowed : if only two or three members dissent, 

 they may enter their protest : if only one, he may say, 

 " I do not agree," and thus record his dissent. 



The senior priest is to command a junior to sweep 

 the UpdsatJia hall, to arrange the seats, and, when necessary, 

 to light the lamps. If the junior refuse, he is to be placed 

 under censure. 



No priest within the district is allowed to be absent 

 without a sufficient reason being stated : if he be detained 

 from the service by sickness, he is to make to another 

 priest a declaration of his own purity, and of his assent 

 to the meeting being held, (that is, that he is not acquainted 

 with any reason why it should not be held) : otherwise he 



