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Numbered Discourses · AN 8.90

  • Numbered Discourses 8.90Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.90
  • 9. Mindfulness9. Sativagga

Proper Behavior in a Case of Aggravated MisconductSammāvattanasutta

“Mendicants, a mendicant who has been convicted of aggravated misconduct must behave themselves properly in eight respects.“Tassapāpiyasikakammakatena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā aṭṭhasu dhammesu sammā vattitabbaṁ— They must not perform an ordination, give dependence, or be attended by a novice. They must not consent to being appointed as adviser for nuns, and if they are appointed they should not give such advice. They must not consent to any Saṅgha appointment. They must not be put in a position of seniority. They must not resolve others from any offense similar to that which they have transgressed.na upasampādetabbo, na nissayo dātabbo, na sāmaṇero upaṭṭhāpetabbo, na bhikkhunovādakasammuti sāditabbā, sammatenapi bhikkhuniyo na ovaditabbā, na kāci saṅghasammuti sāditabbā, na kismiñci paccekaṭṭhāne ṭhapetabbo, na ca tena mūlena vuṭṭhāpetabbo. A mendicant who has been convicted of aggravated misconduct must behave themselves properly in these eight respects.”Tassapāpiyasikakammakatena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā imesu aṭṭhasu dhammesu sammā vattitabban”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 5.167 Accusation 0.54near 0.1A mendicant who is accused improperly should be reassured in these five ways. The mendicant who makes improper accusations should be chastened in five ways. ‘Reverend, you made an accusation at the wrong time, not at the…
  2. AN 2.11–20 The Chapter on Disciplinary Issues 0.50near 0.1An offending mendicant reflects: ‘I have committed a certain unskillful offense with the body. That mendicant saw me do this. If I hadn’t committed that offense, they wouldn’t have seen me. But since I did commit that of…