20c: The Wealthy Man Anāthapiṇḍika – 679
6. A fault-free monastic (
pakaṭa
) should not worship a monastic under
suspension from association with the rest of the Saṅgha (
parivāsika
).
7. A fault-free monastic (
pakaṭa
) should not worship a monastic who has
been judged to undergo the stages of penance again, starting from the
first stage of probation (
parivāsa
) for having transgressed one of the
offences Requiring a Meeting of the Saṅgha (
Saṅghādisesa
) which are
expiable while observing the probation penance; while undergoing a
further period of penance (
mānatta
), for six days to gain approbation of
the Saṅgha; while having undergone penance, and is about to be
reinstated (
abbhāna
).
8. A fault-free monastic should not worship a monastic, who, having
observed the probation, has been judged to undergo penance.
9. A fault-free monastic should not worship a monastic who is undergoing
the penance.
10. A fault-free monastic should not worship a monastic who, having
undergone penance, is about to be reinstated (
abbhāna
).”
Having thus explained the ten kinds of person not worthy of homage, the
Buddha continued to give an enumeration of the three types of individuals who
deserve to be venerated.
“Monastics, these three types of individual are worthy of veneration:
1. A monastic ordained earlier is worthy of veneration by one ordained
later.
2. A senior monastic belonging to a different communion if he speaks
what is Dhamma (
Dhamma-vādī
) is worthy of veneration.
3. In the world of sentient beings with its humans, Devas and Brahmas, the
Arahat, Perfectly Self-Awakened, exalted Buddha is worthy of
veneration by all beings.”
Rules concerning Buildings and Furnishings
All along the route by which the Buddha travelled to Sāvatthī in the company of
the Saṅgha, local people built pavilions, temporary sheds furnished with
mattings and Assembly Halls in anticipation of their visit. Here again, disciples
of the Group-of-Six monks went ahead and occupied the dwelling places as on