His student of great wisdom, The learned one named Puppha; Guarding Buddhism, He established himself in India.
And the discerning Cūlābhaya, Confident in the Monastic Law; And the discerning senior monk Tissa, Skilled in the tradition of the true Teaching.
And the discerning Cūladeva, Confident in the Monastic Law; And the discerning senior monk Siva, Skilled in the entire Monastic Law—
These mighty beings of great wisdom, Knowers of the Monastic Law and skilled in the path; Proclaimed the Collection of Monastic Law, On the island of Sri Lanka.”
“The second offense entailing expulsion was laid down by the Buddha who knows and sees, the Perfected One, the fully Awakened One. Where was it laid down?” At Rājagaha. “Whom is it about?” Dhaniya the potter. “What is it about?” Dhaniya stealing timber from the king. There is one rule. There is one addition to the rule. “Through how many of the six kinds of originations of offenses does it originate?” It originates in three ways: from body and mind, not from speech; or from speech and mind, not from body; or from body, speech, and mind. …