132 Budhism : — Laivs of the Budhist Priesthood, 



Upon being questioned he stated who he was, and his reason 

 for wishing to become a priest. The priests informed Budha 

 of the circumstance, who convened an assembly of the priests, 

 and told the Nago that his desire to become a priest could not 

 be accomplished; but that if he religiously observed the Upos- 

 atha (Poya) days he would escape from the serpentine race 

 and soon be born as a human being. Budha then decreed: 



58. An animal, priests, who has not obtained Upasampada 

 shall not receive it : or if he have obtained Upasampada he 

 shall be expelled. 



A young man had killed his mother, and being tortured 

 with remorse, hoped by becoming a priest to escape from the 

 consequences of his crime. He accordingly applied for ad- 

 mission, but the case of the Nago having taught the priests 

 caution, he was examined by Upali and the case was reported 

 to Budha, who decreed : 



59. Priests, a matricide who has not obtained Upasam- 

 pada shall not receive it : or if he have received Upasampada 

 he shall be expelled: 



[The following laws are introduced by a slight notice of 

 the reason of their being enacted, in a manner similar to the 

 preceding : these introductions are omitted, as they contain 

 nothing of interest.] 



60. A parricide, priests, who has not obtained Upasam- 

 pada shall not receive it : or if he have obtained Upasampada 

 he shall be expelled. 



61. Priests, he who has killed a Rahat, if he have not 

 obtained Upasampada, he shall not receive it : if he have 

 obtained Upasampada he shall be expelled. 



62. Priests, he who has violated a priestess, if he have not 

 obtained Upasampada he shall not receive it: if he have 

 obtained Upasampada he shall be expelled. 



63. Priests, he who promotes schism among the priests, 

 if he have not obtained Upasampada he shall not receive it : 

 if he have obtained Upasampada he shall be expelled. 



64. Priests, he who draws blood from the person of Budha, 



