‘If a monk who lives supported by a village or town is a corrupter of families and badly behaved, and his bad behavior has been seen and heard about, and the families corrupted by him have been seen and heard about,

then the monks should correct him like this: “Venerable, you’re a corrupter of families and badly behaved. Your bad behavior has been seen and heard about, and the families corrupted by you have been seen and heard about. Leave this monastery; you’ve stayed here long enough.” If he replies, “You’re acting out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, and fear. Because of this sort of offense, you only banish some, but not others,” then the monks should correct him like this: “No, venerable, the monks are not acting out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, and fear. Venerable, you’re a corrupter of families and badly behaved. Your bad behavior has been seen and heard about, and the families corrupted by you have been seen and heard about. Leave this monastery; you’ve stayed here long enough.” If that monk continues as before, the monks should press him up to three times to make him stop. If he then stops, all is well. If he does not stop, he commits an offense entailing suspension.’”

Definitions A monk … a village or town: a village and a town and a city are included in just a village and a town. Lives supported by: robe-cloth, almsfood, dwellings, and medicinal supplies can be obtained in that place. A family: there are four kinds of families: the aristocratic family, the brahmin family, the merchant family, the worker family. A corrupter of families: he corrupts families by means of flowers, fruit, bath powder, soap, tooth cleaners, bamboo, medical treatment, or by taking messages on foot. Badly behaved: he plants flowering trees and has it done; he waters them and has it done; he plucks them and has it done; he ties the flowers together and has it done. Has been seen and heard about: those who are present see it; those who are absent hear about it. The families corrupted by him: they have lost their faith because of him; they have lost their confidence because of him. Have been seen and heard about: those who are present see it; those who are absent hear about it. Him: that monk who is a corrupter of families.