120 Budhism :—Laws of the Budhist Priesthood. 



Should any one, formerly a member of another body of. 

 teachers, have a desire to embrace this doctrine and discipline, 

 to become a priest and receive Upasampada, he shall be 

 received on probation for four months. The permission shall 

 be granted as follows : 



First, having caused the head and beard to be shaven and 

 a yellow garment to be put on, the candidate shall remove 

 his garment from one shoulder, worship the feet of the priests, 

 and kneeling down say, with uplifted hands, I take refuge in 

 Budha, I take refuge in Damma (his doctrine), I take refuge 

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

 in Budha, I take refuge in Damma, I take refuge in the 

 Sangho. A third time I take refuge in Budha, I take refuge 

 in Damma, I take refuge in the Sangho, 



Then, priests, the candidate shall come to the Sangho, 

 remove his garment from one shoulder, worship the feet of 

 the priests, and kneeling down say with uplifted hands, Lords! 

 I, N. 3 have been a member of such a body of teachers. I 

 desire to receive this doctrine and discipline, and to obtain 

 Upasampada. Lords ! I request four months' probation : a 

 second and a third time he is to make this request. 



A fluent and learned priest shall then make this known 

 to the Sangho, saying, Hear me, my Lord the Sangho, such 

 a person, formerly a member of another body of teachers, 

 desires to receive this doctrine and discipline, and to obtain 

 Upasampada. He requests to be admitted to a probation of 

 four months. If it be a convenient time for the Sangho, the 

 Sangho will admit this person, formerly a member of another 

 body of teachers, to approbation of four months. This is the 

 proposition. 



Hear me, my Lord the Sangho, this person, formerly a 

 member of another body of teachers, desires to receive this 

 doctrine and discipline and to obtain Upasampada : he requests 

 to be admitted to a probation of four months. The Sangho 

 grants a probation of four months to this person, formerly a 



