尼羯磨 2.117

2.117

Procedure for the Formal Confession: (The offences herein differ in their stages from start to finish, totaling twelve groups of three offences. The first three are: the extra-robe pāyattika, and the two kinds of concealment, primary and secondary. The second three are: reporting purity when the saṃgha recites the precepts, the pāyattika offence, and the two concealments. The third three are: declaring one's own purity face-to-face when reciting the precepts, the pāyattika offence, and the two concealments. The fourth three are: reporting purity at the time of the saṃgha's pravāraṇā, the pāyattika offence, and the two concealments. The fifth three are: declaring one's own purity face-to-face at pravāraṇā, the pāyattika offence, and the two concealments. The sixth three are: reciting the precepts for the assembly while possessing an offence oneself, the duṣkṛta offence, and the two concealments. The seventh three are: being unfit to hear the precepts due to having committed an offence oneself, the duṣkṛta offence, and the two concealments. The eighth three are: false silence at the two places upon the three inquiries when the saṃgha recites the precepts, the duṣkṛta offence, and the two concealments. The ninth three are: declaring one's own purity mentally when reciting the precepts, the duṣkṛta offence, and the two concealments. The tenth three are: declaring one's own purity mentally at pravāraṇā, the duṣkṛta offence, and the two concealments. The eleventh three are: receiving another's confession while possessing an offence oneself, the duṣkṛta offence, and the two concealments. The twelfth three are: wearing or using a robe subject to nissaggiya-pācittiya, the duṣkṛta offence, and the two concealments. Regarding these twelve groups of three offences, when confessing, one must understand both the complete and deficient causes, interpreting them properly in accordance with the text. Confession opens into three stages: first, confessing together the twenty-four concealment offences, namely the concealments and following concealments under the original extra-robe pācittiya down to the twelfth, wearing and using robes subject to nissaggiya-pācittiya, which are two duṣkṛtas, because the types of these offences are identical. Second, confessing together the seven groups of duṣkṛta offences such as not being permitted to recite the precepts, also because these seven are identical in type. Third, confessing together the five groups of pāyattika offences such as the extra robe.)