Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c19.64

c19.64

" 'May the venerable Saṃgha hear me. Whilst this case was " 'being enquired into, pointless speeches were brought forth " 'amongst us, and the sense of no single utterance was clear. " 'If the time seem meet to the venerable Saṃgha, let it appoint " 'Bhikkhus of such and such a name on a committee. This is " 'the motion,' etc."²