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priesthood." He at the same time expressed his own intention | 

 of going to a village near Uruwela, to preach his doctrines. 



The priests, in obedience to the directions they had received, I 

 travelled into the provinces, and made many converts. 



Of these, several desired admission into the priesthood, and 

 as Gautama had hitherto reserved to himself the right of 

 admitting candidates, they brought the applicants to Buddha 

 that they might be admitted to the priesthood, and obtain 

 Upasampada. 



The first of these, " Pabbajja," is the retiring from secular 

 life for religious purposes, and applies to the whole body, whether 

 novices or ordained priests. The latter, " Upasampada, " is the 

 state of full admission to the priesthood, being derived from 

 the verb "upasampajjati," to attain. 



Buddha, perceiving that this mode of proceeding was fatiguing 

 both to the priests and to the candidates, determined to confer 

 upon the priests the right of admitting candidates into the 

 priesthood. For this purpose he called them together, and 

 delivered the first of his precepts respecting Ordination. These 

 are in the form of permission, commencing with "Anujanami" 

 — "I permit." 



Having assembled the priests, he said : — 



"1. I now allow you, priests, to ordain to the priesthood and 

 admit to Upasampada, in any part of the provinces in which 

 you may be. And in this manner, priests, shall ye make priests, 

 and admit to Upasampada. First, having caused the head and 

 beard to be shaven and a yellow garment to be put on, make 

 (the candidate) remove his upper garment from one shoulder, 

 worship the feet of priests, and [lit., sit on his heels] kneel 

 down. Let him then lift up his joined hands, and say. I take 

 refuge* in Buddha, I take refuge in Dhamma (his doctrine), I 

 take refuge in the Sangka (the priesthood). A second time I 



* Or, " I go for afd : " cad<2sooca 8tf 3 © . 



