140 Budhism :-—Laws of the Budhist Priesthood, 



then address the Sangho, saying. Hear me, Lord Sangho ! M 

 seeks Upasampada, having N for his Upadya : he is free from 

 the disqualifications, and has the bowl and robes complete. 

 M seeks Upasampada from the Sangho, having N for his 

 Upadya. If it be a convenient time the Sangho will grant 

 Upasampada to M, having N for his Upadya : this is an- 

 nounced. Hear me, Lord Sangho ! this M seeks Upasam- 

 pada, having N for his Upadya: he is free from the disqualifi- 

 cations, and has the bowl and robes complete. This M 

 requests the Sangho to grant him Upasampada, having N for 

 Upadya. The Sangho grants Upasampada to M, having N 

 for his Upadya. Any venerable one who consents to the 

 giving Upasampada to M, having N for his Upadya, will 

 remain silent: he who dissents will speak. I state the same 

 a second time : Hear me, Lord Sangho ! &c. I state the same 

 a third time, Hear me, Lord Sangho ! &c. M receives 

 Upasampada from the Sangho, having N. for his Upadya. 

 The Sangho assents, and therefore is silent; and thus I 

 receive it. Instruction shall then be given respecting the 

 measuring the shadow (of the sun) ; the several seasons, the 

 divisions of the day, and concerning the uses of the whole of 

 these. Also information must be given respecting the four 

 principles on which the priesthood is founded: viz. 1: The 

 priesthood is for the purpose of living upon food collected as 

 alms. This is that to which you are to attend as long as you 

 live. 2 : The priesthood is for the purpose of wearing gar- 

 ments made of cast away cloth. This is that to which you 

 are to attend so long as you live, 3 : The priesthood is 

 for the purpose of residing at the foot of a tree. To this you 

 are to attend so long as you live. 4 : The priesthood is for 

 the purpose of using as medicine the urine of horned cattle, 

 to this you are to attend so long as you live. [To each of 

 these the extras (ef<§tatf«a<3oG>t&o) are added, for which see 

 p. 24.] ^ ^ 



The new priests, after receiving Upasampada, were dismissed 



