འདལ་བ་གཞ 4.20
The Chapter on Going Forth; The Chapter on the Restoration Rite; The Chapter on Lifting Restrictions; The Chapter on the Rains; The Chapter on Medicines 4.20
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chariot corps, and infantry—and come to the park’s gates, whence he hurls curses, saying, ‘Sirs! Capture the Śākyan ascetics! …’ and so on, as stated at length in The Chapter on the Restoration Rite.⁶³
“The monk who has pledged to settle for the rains at that site might think, ‘I have pledged to settle for the rains at this site, yet the king has readied the four branches of his armed forces—elephant corps, cavalry, chariot corps, and infantry… and so on, as before. If I settle for the rains at this site, these circumstances will be a hindrance to my life, to my ascetic way, to my pure living, so I should leave this site.’
“There is no offense if he interrupts the rains on account of such conditions.
“A man, woman, or person labeled a paṇḍaka upon whom a monk depended when he pledged to settle for the rains might be apprehended, imprisoned, killed, or have their possessions taken by the king; or flee to another enemy land in fear of the king; or die.⁶⁴
“The monk who has pledged to settle for the rains at that site might think, ‘The man, woman, or person labeled a paṇḍaka upon whom I depended when I pledged to settle for the rains might be apprehended, imprisoned, killed, or have their possessions taken by the king; or flee to another enemy land in fear of the king; or die. If I settle for the rains at this site, these circumstances will be a hindrance to my life, to my ascetic way, to my pure living, so I should leave this site.’
“There is no offense if he interrupts the rains on account of such conditions.
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