Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c19.s9.12
Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c19.s9.12
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v1.c19.s9.12
The recitation of the Pātimokkha could be made only in an assembly in which the members had declared their *pārisuddhi* and in which there were no bhikkhunīs, sāmaṇeras, sāmaṇerīs, or any bhikkhu undergoing punishment, or persons not admissible to the *Sangha*.¹ In the *Cullavagga*² it is laid down that the recitation of the Pātimokkha should be interdicted (*Pātimokkham thapetabbam*) if there were any impure bhikkhu in the assembly. The interdiction was required in cases where bhikkhus were too obstinate to acknowledge their guilt.