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僧羯磨 3.39

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3.39

The procedure of performing the karman of overturning the bowl toward a householder's family (The Buddha said: "There are five things in a householder's family for which one should not perform [the karman of] overturning the bowl: not being filial to one's father, not being filial to one's mother, not respecting śramaṇas, not respecting brāhmaṇas, and not serving bhikṣus. There are five things for which it should be performed, which are the reverse of the above. Furthermore, there are ten things for which the saṃgha should perform [the karman of] overturning the bowl: scolding and slandering bhikṣus, causing loss to bhikṣus, causing them harm, contriving to leave them without a dwelling, inciting conflict among bhikṣus, speaking evil of the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṃgha in front of bhikṣus, slandering bhikṣus with groundless impure deeds, and violating a bhikṣuṇī. For any of these nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, or one, one performs the overturning of the bowl." One should perform it thus:)

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