Dighanikaya 8.405

8.405

Tattha pabbajjanti vacanasiliṭṭhatāvaseneva vuttaṃ, aparivasitvāyeva hi pabbajjaṃ labhati. Upasampadatthikena pana nātikālena gāmappavesanādīni aṭṭha vattāni pūrentena parivasitabbaṃ. Āraddhacittāti aṭṭhavattapūraṇena tuṭṭhacittā, ayamettha saṅkhepattho. Vitthārato panesa titthiyaparivāso samantapāsādikāya vinayaṭṭhakathāyaṃ pabbajjakhandhakavaṇṇanāya vuttanayena veditabbo. Api ca metthāti api ca me ettha. Puggalavemattatā viditāti puggalanānattaṃ viditaṃ. ‘‘Ayaṃ puggalo parivāsāraho, ayaṃ na parivāsāraho’’ti idaṃ mayhaṃ pākaṭanti dasseti. Tato kassapo cintesi – ‘‘aho acchariyaṃ buddhasāsanaṃ, yattha evaṃ ghaṃsitvā koṭṭetvā yuttameva gaṇhanti, ayuttaṃ chaḍḍentī’’ti, tato suṭṭhutaraṃ pabbajjāya sañjātussāho – ‘‘sace bhante’’tiādimāha.

There, 'going forth' is stated merely for elegance of phrasing, for one receives the going forth without undergoing probation at all. But one desiring higher ordination must undergo probation while fulfilling the eight duties, such as entering the village not too early. 'Whose minds are satisfied' means: whose minds are pleased by the fulfillment of the eight duties; this is the brief meaning here. In detail, however, this probation for sectarians should be understood in the manner stated in the explanation of the Pabbajjākhandhaka in the Samantapāsādikā, the Vinaya commentary. 'Moreover, here by me' means: api ca me ettha. 'Diversity of persons is known' means: the distinction among persons is known. 'This person is worthy of probation, this one is not worthy of probation'—he shows: 'this is evident to me.' Then Kassapa thought: 'Oh, wonderful is the Dispensation of the Buddha, where having thus rubbed and struck, they accept only what is fitting and discard what is unfitting!' Then, his zeal for going forth having arisen all the more, he said: 'If, venerable sir', and so on.