130 Budhism :—~Law$ of the Budhist Priesthood, 



interdict without the concurrence of the Upadyo : whoever does 

 so is guilty of Dukkata. 



Some of the six class priests enticed the Samaneros to leave 

 their own Upadyas and wait upon them, so that those Upadyas 

 had to bring water, &c, and wait on themselves. This was 

 reported to Budha, who decreed : 



53. It is not proper, priests, to entice the attendants of 

 other priests; whoever does so is guilty of Dukkata. 



A Samanero seduced a priestess. The priests complained 

 to Budha, who decreed : 



54. I direct, priests, that a Samanero who is guilty of the 

 ten following crimes shall be expelled the priesthood. If 

 he destroy life; if he take that which is not given to him; if 

 he be incontinent ; if he speak lies ; if he drink intoxicating 

 liquors ; if he speak evil of Budha ; if he speak evil of the doc- 

 trine ; if he speak evil of the priests ; if he be heterodox ; if he 

 debauch a priestess. I direct, priests, to expel from the priest- 

 hood (enoQesqjo nasetun to kill, destroy) a Samanero guilty of 

 any of these ten crimes. 



A eunuch was admitted into the priesthood, but continued 

 to act as a catamite. Budha decreed : 



55. Priests, if a eunuch have not received Upasampada it 

 should not be given to him : or if he have received Upasampada 

 he shall be expelled. 



A person of an ancient family who had been educated in 

 luxury became exceedingly poor, and did not know how to 

 obtain a subsistence : being quite unfit for business of any 

 kind, seeing that the priests fared well, he determined to shave 

 his head and assume the priestly garb. He accordingly put 

 on the yellow robes, took a begging bowl in his hand and 

 going to a Monastery represented himself to be a priest of 

 Budha, but he was soon detected, being unacquainted with 

 the rules of the priesthood. The case being investigated by 

 Upali was reported to Budha, who decreed : 



56. If a person fraudulently dwell with the priests (he not 

 having been admitted as a Samanero) if he have not received 



