འདལ་བ་གཞ 4.24
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 4.24
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enemy land in fear of savage beasts; or die. 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 savage beasts; or flee to another enemy land in fear of savage beasts; 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.
“A monastery may be built in a region inhabited by nāgas… and so on, as before.⁷¹ 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 nāgas; or flee to another enemy land in fear of nāgas; or die. 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 nāgas; or flee to another enemy land in fear of nāgas; 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.’
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- འདུལ་བ་གཞི — Classical Tibetan