The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c9.s3.13

c9.s3.13

A breach of this ruling appears to have been committed by the monks at Vesali in 443 B. C., about a century after the death of Sâkya. They ordained, for instance, that it is permitted to a *Samgha* which is not sufficiently numerous to accomplish an ecclesiastical act by saying 'we will make the other *bhikkhus* consent when they come.' This ruling called *anumati-kappa* was challenged as illegal by the *bhikkhus* of other centres, and the case was submitted to a jury for trial. The jury decided against it.¹