Chapter 20
of wrong doing (
dukkata- apatti
).‛
Ten Kinds of Individual Unworthy of Veneration
Having thus laid down the two rules, one concerning what was allowable,
anuÒÈtÈ,
and
the other concerning what is not allowable,
paÔikhita
, the Buddha continued to address the
monks saying: ‚
dasayime bhikkhave, avandiyÈ,
etc., —— there are these ten individuals
enumerated here, who should not be worshipped:‛
(1) A
bhikkhu
ordained earlier should not worship another who received ordination later.
(2) A
bhikkhu
should not worship anyone who is not a
bhikkhu
.
(3) A
bhikkhu
should not worship anyone belonging to a different communion (
sanvÈsa
),
who speaks what is not Dhamma (
adhammavÈdi
), even if he is more senior.
(4) A
bhikkhu
should not worship a woman.
(5) A
bhikkhu
should not worship a eunuch
(6) A fault-free
bhikkhu
(
pakata
) should not worship a
bhikkhu
under suspension from
association with the rest of the Sangha (
parivÈsa
).
(7) A fault-free
bhikkhu
(
pakata
) should not worship a
bhikkhu
who has been judged to
undergo the stages of penance again, starting from the first stage of
parivÈsa
for
having transgressed one of the
Sanghadisesa
offences which are expiable [while
observing the
parivÈsa
penance; while undergoing a further period of penance,
manatta,
for six days to gain approbation of the Sangha; while having undergone
manatta
penance is about to be reinstated (
abbhana
).]
(8) A fault-free
bhikkhu
should not worship a
bhikkhu
, who, having observed the
parivÈsa
penance, has been judged to undergo the
mÈnatta
penance.
(9) A fault-free
bhikkhu
should not worship a
bhikkhu
who is undergoing the
mÈnatta
penance.
(10) A fault-free
bhikkhu
should not worship a
bhikkhu
who, having undergone
mÈnatta
penance, is about to be reinstated (
abbhÈna
).‛
Having thus explained the ten kinds of person not worthy of homage, the Buddha
continued to give an enumeration of three types of individuals who deserve to be
venerated.
Three Kinds of Individual Worthy of Veneration
‚
Bhikkhus
, these three types of individual are worthy of veneration. They are:-
(1) A
bhikkhu
ordained earlier is worthy of veneration by one ordained later.
(2) A senior
bhikkhu
belonging to a different communion if he speaks what is Dhamma
(
Dhammavadi
) is worthy of veneration.
(3) In the world of sentient beings with its devas, humans and BrahmÈs, the Homage-
worthy, Perfectly Self-Enlightened, Exalted Buddha is worthy of veneration by all
beings.
Ruling relating to The Occupation by Senior Bhikkhus of Pavilions, Temporary Sheds
meant for The Sangha but which have not yet been formally consecrated
All along the route by which the Buddha travelled to Savatthi in the company of the
Sangha, local people built pavilions, temporary sheds furnished with mattings and
Assembly Halls in anticipation of their visit. Here again, disciples of the
chabaggi
group
went ahead and occupied the dwelling places as on the previous occasion and, as a result,
the Venerable SÈriputta was obliged to spend the night under a tree as he arrived with the
group at the end of the procession. The Buddha investigated into the truth of the matter and
rebuked the
chabaggi bhikkhus
and prescribed a set of additional ruling for observance by
the Sangha.