Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c20.s5: Ukkhepaniyakamma

v1.c20.s5.1

A monk who declines to acknowledge or confess the offences committed by him, or upholds an un-Buddhistic doctrine inspite of being asked to give it up is liable to *Ukkhepaniyakamma* (act of suspension), i.e., he is not allowed to dwell, or take food with other monks, or associate himself in any way with them. The procedure for fixing the guilt upon the offending monk and also the ultimate revocation of the punishment is the same as that of *tajjaniyak*. Besides the disabilities prescribed for *tajjaniyak*, the monk is prohibited from repeating the offence for which he is punished, receiving salutations, courtesies, or services from other monks, bringing any charge against another bhikkhu, taking the dress of a householder or a *titthiya*, or performing any ecclesiastical ceremony in company of other monks.