128 Budhism : — Laivs of the Budhlst Priesthood: 



45. Priests, no person should be received into tbe priest- 

 hood who has not previously received the consent of his parents. 

 He who receives him is guilty of Dukkata. 



Afterwards Budha left Kapila Watt'hu and going to Sawatti 

 resided at Jetawany. At that time a family who ministered 

 to Sariputta brought one of their sons to him and requested 

 that he would receive him as a Samanero. Sariputta, although 

 desirous to meet their wishes, remembered that Budha had 

 prohibited any priest having more than one Samanero under 

 his charge, and he already had Bahula. He stated the cir- 

 cumstance to Budha, who decreed : 



46. I permit, priests, that an eloquent and well informed 

 priest may have two Samaneros under his care, or as many 

 as he is able to advise and instruct. 



The Samaneros then desired to know what precepts they 

 were to observe, and upon its being reported to Budha, he 

 decreed : 



47. I direct, priests, that Samaneros shall be taught these 

 ten precepts, and obey them: To abstain from destroying 

 life : to abstain from theft : to abstain from incontinence : to 

 abstain from lying : to abstain from intoxicating liquors : 

 to abstain from taking food after mid-day : to abstain from 

 dancing, singing, playing on musical instruments and thea- 

 trical representations : to abstain from the use of flowers, 

 garlands, perfumes and cosmetics : to abstain from the use of 

 high or large couches ; and to abstain from receiving gold or 

 silver. I direct priests, that Samaneros shall be taught these 

 ten precepts, and be subject to them. 



Some Samaneros became careless, and disrespectful and 

 disobedient to the priests. This being reported to Budha, he 

 decreed : 



48. Priests, I direct that Samaneros guilty of the five acts 

 following, shall be subject to Penal Discipline (^S)£5)©@o 

 danda kamman) namely, if they strive to diminish the pros- 

 perity of the priests ; to render them uncomfortable ; to remove 

 them from their dwellings ; if they speak insolently and 



