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BUDDHISM. 



habits, unclean practices {lit. such as require ablutions), secret 

 actions, and cohabitation. O vain man, thou hast been the 

 originator of many sins. Q vain man, this is neither for the 

 satisfaction of those who are now dissatisfied, nor for the further 

 satisfaction of those who are well disposed. Then, vain man, 

 if it be for the dissatisfaction of those who are ill-disposed, 

 some of those who are now satisfied will become of another 

 opinion. Then Bhagawa in various ways censured the venerable 

 Sudinno, and having declared the disadvantages of the slothful 

 man with regard to the difficulties of obtaining a livelihood, of 

 satisfying his innumerable desires, and of quelling his discon-^ 

 tent, declared in various ways the privileges of the man of few 

 desires, of the satisfied man, of him who regulates his passions, 

 of him who subdues his longings, of him who has a calm heart, 

 of him who has but few cares, and of him whose energies are 

 awakened ; and having declared to the Bhikkhus a Dhamma 

 discourse concerning duties and obligations, he said this to the 

 Bhikkhus:— Now, O Bhikkhus, I will declare the precepts to 

 the Bhikkhus, for ten purposes, viz., for the good of the 

 assembly, for its ease, for the putting to shame sinful-minded 

 persons, for the comfort of expert Bhikkhus, for the regulation 

 of the desires concerning rewards in this life, for the extinction 

 of desires for rewards in a future state, for the satisfaction of 

 those who are ill-disposed, for the further satisfaction of those 

 who are well inclined, for the advantages of those who are 

 established in the true Dhamma, and for discipline. Therefore, 

 O Bhikkhus, receive this precept :— If any Bhikkhu is guilty 

 of cohabitation, he incurs a Parajika fault, and becomes 

 excommunicate. 



So this precept by Bhagawa has been promulgated to the 

 Bhikkhus. 



[The conclusion of the Sudinno Bhana.] 



