34d: The 20th Rains Retreat (Sudinna) – 1176
difficult of maintenance by others, greediness, discontent, fondness of
companions, and indolence. He also taught the advantages of such seemly things
as easy maintenance of self, easy maintenance by others, little wants, easy
content, decrease in defilements, the shaking off of defilements, assuming a
pleasant appearance, the destruction of defilements, and industriousness.
Ten Objectives of the Disciplinary Rules
He also gave the monks a talk appropriate to this incident and addressed them as
follows: “Monks, in that case I will lay down disciplinary rules with ten
objectives:
1. For the observance by the Saṅgha.
2. For the welfare of the Saṅgha.
3. For suppressing those who violate morality.
4. For the happy life of monastics who cherish morality.
5. For removing suffering in the present life.
6. For removing suffering that may arise in future.
7. For causing the faithless to become faithful.
8. For causing the faithful to become more faithful.
9. For the perpetuation of the Dhamma.
10. For the support of the training.
Monks let it be proclaimed thus: A monk who commits sexual intercourse
suffers loss in the Dispensation which amounts to Expulsion (
Pārājika
).
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There
should no longer be association with moral monastics in performing various
monastic acts. Let it thus be proclaimed.” In this manner did the Buddha lay
down the first Expulsion rule in the 20
th
year after the Awakening.
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Expulsion (
Pārājika
): The first category of offences, considered to be grave and
irremediable; it entails the expulsion of the offender from the monastic life.