འདལ་བ་གཞ 4.26

4.26

flee to another, enemy land in fear of water; 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.”

Interrupting the Rains

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No Offense for Interrupting the Rains

“A monk who has pledged to settle for the rains might see another monk communicating with, informing, coaching, and recruiting other monks, working to create a schism among the saṅgha.⁷⁴ Knowing about this, he might think, ‘There is a potential for a schism in the saṅgha at this site during the rains.’⁷⁵

“A 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 this monk is communicating with, informing, coaching, and recruiting other monks, working to create a schism among the saṅgha. There is a potential for a schism in the saṅgha at this site during the rains. If I settle for the rains at this site and hostile feelings develop or unconsidered words are used,⁷⁶ it will be a hindrance to my achieving what I have not yet achieved, realizing what I have not yet realized, and actualizing what I have not yet actualized, so I should leave this site.’

“There is no offense if he interrupts the rains on account of such conditions.

“A monk who has pledged to settle for the rains