僧羯磨 1.172

1.172

Rules of conduct for the upādhyāya: (At that time, the bhikṣus who had not been instructed did not adhere to deportment, their robes were untidy, and so forth, behaving like an assembly of brahmins. At that time, a sick bhikṣu had no disciples and no one to care for him, and died. The Buddha said: "From this day forward, I permit having an upādhyāya. The upādhyāya should regard the disciple as a son, and the disciple should regard the upādhyāya as a father, mutually revering and caring for one another. In this way, the true Dharma will long abide and increasingly flourish." The invitation procedure is as above. Furthermore, he addressed the bhikṣus: "From this day forward, I permit wise bhikṣus of ten years' standing to confer full ordination upon others." Furthermore, he instituted the duties of an upādhyāya toward his disciple, which must be performed as follows: If the saṃgha wishes to carry out the seven karmans, such as the tarjanīya-karman, against a disciple, the upādhyāya must manage the matter in accordance with the Dharma so that the saṃgha does not carry out the karman against the disciple; if they carry it out, he should ensure it is in accordance with the Dharma. Furthermore, if the saṃgha carries out the seven karmans, such as the tarjanīya-karman, against the disciple, the upādhyāya must manage the matter in accordance with the Dharma so that the disciple is compliant, does not oppose the saṃgha, seeks removal of the offense, and causes the saṃgha to swiftly revoke the karman. Furthermore, if a disciple commits a saṃghāvaśeṣa offense, the upādhyāya must manage the matter in accordance with the Dharma: if parivāsa should be granted, he must grant parivāsa, and so forth, up to granting rehabilitation (mānatva-mārgīkaraṇa). Furthermore, if a disciple falls ill, the upādhyāya must care for him, or order another person to care for him, until he recovers or dies. If the disciple is unhappy with his dwelling, he should move him himself or instruct another to move him. If the disciple has doubts, he must resolve them in accordance with the Dharma, the Vinaya, and as taught by the Buddha. If wrong views arise, he should instruct him to abandon the wrong views and abide in right views. He must protect him with two things: with the Dharma, and with robes and food. In this, protecting with the Dharma means instructing him in the higher training in morality, the higher training in mind, and the higher training in wisdom, and teaching him to study and recite sūtras. In this, protecting with robes and food means providing robes, food, beds, seats, bedding, and medicine for the sick, procuring them according to his capacity. From this day forward, the rules for an upādhyāya are instituted as such. An upādhyāya must practice them; if he does not practice them, he is to be dealt with in accordance with the Dharma.)