A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s2.11
A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s2.11
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v2.c19.s2.11
² At least this was the original idea, according to the wording of the formulas of the Pāṭimokkha. However, even in the Vinayapiṭaka itself the procedure was simplified and toned down, inasmuch as a monk who felt himself guilty of some transgression, had to confess it to one of the brethren *before* the Uposatha ceremony, so that he might be pure when he took his place in the assembly. Cf. *Oldenberg*, Buddha, pp. 381 f., 418 ff.