138 Budhism : — Laws of the Budhist Priesthood. 



fications in the midst of the Sangho: and in this form they 

 shall be instructed. First, the candidate is to obtain an Upa- 

 dya : after an Upadya has been obtained he must be informed 

 respecting the bowl and robes : This is thy bowl ; this is thy 

 Sanghati, this thy Uttarasangho : this thy Antarawasako 

 (names of the three robes). Go, and stand in that place. 



Unlearned and unskilful priests gave the preparatory 

 instructions, in consequence of which the candidates were 

 timid and bashful, and could not answer correctly. Budha 

 decreed : 



90. Priests, an unlearned and unskilful person shall not 

 give the preparatory instructions : if he do so, he is guilty of 

 Dukkata. I direct, priests, that a person learned and skilful 

 shall give the instructions. 



Persons who had not been appointed by the Sangho gave 

 the preparatory instructions. Budha decreed : 



91. Priests, a person who has not been appointed (by the 

 Sangho) shall not give the instructions : if he instruct he is 

 guilty of Dukkata. I direct, priests, that instruction shall 

 be given by a person appointed for that purpose. And thus, 

 priests, shall he be appointed : the appointment may*be by a 

 self-nomination, or by the nomination of another person. 

 How is the appointment to be by a self-nomination? A learned 

 and skilful priest shall thus address the Sangho, Hear me, 

 Lord Sangho ! M seeks Upasampada under N as his superior. 

 If it be a convenient time for the Sangho, I will instruct 

 M. Thus he nominates himself. How should one person nomi- 

 nate another? A learned and skilful priest shall thus address 

 the Sangho : Hear me, Lord Sangho ! M seeks Upasampada 

 under N as his superior. If it be a convenient time for the San- 

 gho, A will instruct M. Thus one person nominates another. 

 Then the priest thus nominated is to go to the candidate and 

 say, M, attend. This is a season for you to speak the truth 

 and state things as they are. When you are questioned in 

 the Sangho, if you know the thing to be so, say It is. If 



