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Proper Behavior in a Case of Aggravated Misconduct

Sammāvattanasutta

Eight things a mendicant charged with aggravated misconduct must observe.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.90Numbered Discourses 8.90
  • 0.29. Sativagga9. Mindfulness

0.3SammāvattanasuttaProper Behavior in a Case of Aggravated Misconduct

1.1“Tassapāpiyasikakammakatena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā aṭṭhasu dhammesu sammā vattitabbaṁ—“Mendicants, a mendicant who has been convicted of aggravated misconduct must behave themselves properly in eight respects.1.2na upasampādetabbo, na nissayo dātabbo, na sāmaṇero upaṭṭhāpetabbo, na bhikkhunovādakasammuti sāditabbā, sammatenapi bhikkhuniyo na ovaditabbā, na kāci saṅghasammuti sāditabbā, na kismiñci paccekaṭṭhāne ṭhapetabbo, na ca tena mūlena vuṭṭhāpetabbo.They must not perform an ordination, give dependence, or be attended by a novice. They must not consent to being appointed as adviser for nuns, and if they are appointed they should not give such advice. They must not consent to any Saṅgha appointment. They must not be put in a position of seniority. They must not resolve others from any offense similar to that which they have transgressed.1.3Tassapāpiyasikakammakatena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā imesu aṭṭhasu dhammesu sammā vattitabban”ti.A mendicant who has been convicted of aggravated misconduct must behave themselves properly in these eight respects.”

1.4Dasamaṁ.

1.5Sativaggo catuttho.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Satipuṇṇiyamūlena,2.2Corasamaṇena pañcamaṁ;2.3Yaso pattappasādena,2.4Paṭisāraṇīyañca vattananti.