[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [尼羯磨](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810) › 3.37 # 尼羯磨 3.37 尼羯磨 3.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.37) 自今已去，與諸比丘尼結用多人語滅諍法，應如是說用多人語。（云何多人語？若用多人說，持法、持毘尼、持摩夷。） > "From this day forth, in establishing the procedure of using a majority decision to settle disputes with the bhikṣuṇīs, using a majority decision should be stated in this way." (What is a majority decision? It is when one follows the majority who uphold the Dharma, uphold the Vinaya, and uphold the Mātṛkā.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.36) - [Next: 3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.38) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810~en-mt.3.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [四分律](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vinaya.other-vinayas.dharmaguptaka*zh-buddhayasas.47.7) — Classical Chinese - [僧羯磨](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1809.3.66) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1810.3.37) · Pramāṇa