118 Budhism : — Laws of the Budhist Priesthood. 



25. Priests, it is improper to suspend those who perform 

 their duty. He who does so is guilty of Dukkata. It is 

 improper, priests, not to suspend those who neglect their duty. 

 He who does not place such under suspension is guilty of 

 Dukkata. 



Five reasons are assigned why a pupil may be placed under 

 suspension : If he does not manifest proper affection, attach- 

 ment, and respect to his preceptor; or if he be without modesty 

 of deportment, or neglect his studies. Under these circum- 

 stances if the preceptor suspends him he acts correctly, but if 

 he neglect to suspend him he is culpable. 



There were at that time priests of more than ten years 

 standing who were unwise and unlearned, and who yet 

 received other priests as pupils. In consequence of this, in 

 some instances, the preceptor was ignorant and the pupil 

 learned, and much discontent arose : both people and priests 

 complaining of its impropriety. This being brought to the 

 notice of Budha, he investigated the circumstances, reproved 

 the offenders, and decreed ; 



26. Priests, a person who is unwise and incompetent 

 shall not receive a resident pupil. I permit wise and com- 

 petent priests, of ten or more years standing, to receive 

 resident pupils. 



Some of the superiors (upajjhayo) and preceptors (achariyo) 

 of the priests having left their former place of residence, and 

 others having left the priesthood or joined other fraternities, 

 and some having died, the priests did not know how far they 

 were released from the duty of attending upon them. The 

 subject was brought to the notice of Budha, who decreed: 



27. Priests, for these five reasons a priest is released from 

 the duty of living with his upajjhayo (superior). If the 

 superior remove to another place ; if he leave the priesthood ; 

 if he die ; if he join some other fraternity ; or if he give leave 

 of absence. For any of these reasons a priest is released 

 from the duty of living with his superior. 



Priests, for these six reasons a priest is released from the 



