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Brahmin directed food to be put into his bowl. Buddha 

 praised Sariputto for remembering a kind act, and directed 

 him to make the Brahmin a priest. Sariputto enquired what 

 formula he should use in ordaining him. Upon this Buddha 

 called a meeting of the priests, and said : — 



11. " Priests, I formerly permitted Upasampada to be given 

 upon the three-fold repetition of the Sarana. From this time I 

 revoke this permission. I now direct Upasampada to be given 

 by, including the announcement (-d^isyS), a four-fold act.* 

 And thus shall Upasampada be given. A fluent and learned 

 priest shall present the proposition to the Sangho, t and say: 



"'Hear me, my Lord the Sangho; such a person i seeks 

 Upasampada under such a venerable person. § If it be a 

 convenient time for the Sangho, the Sangho will give M. 

 Upasampada under N. as his superior (or upajjhayo). This is 

 the proposition : — 



" £ Hear me, my Lord the Sangho. This M. seeks Upasampada 

 under the venerable N. The Sangho gives Upasampada to M. 

 under N. as his superior. If any venerable one consent to M. 

 receiving Upasampada under N. as his superior, let him remain 

 silent. If he do not consent, let him speak. A second time I 

 repeat the same thing : — 



u ' Hear me, my Lord th e Sangho. This M. seeks Upasampada 

 under the venerable N. The Sangho gives Upasampada to M. 

 under N. as his superior. If any veuerable one consents to M. 

 receiving Upasampada under N. as his superior, let him remain 

 silent. If he do not consent, let him speak. A third time I 

 repeat the same : — 



* That is, an announcement of the intention, and the question being put 

 thrice to the assembly, 

 f A chapter of the order, 

 } For this I shall substitute " M." 

 § For this I shall substitute "N." 



