Motif
Accusation, denial, acknowledgement, and lawful consequence
accusation_denial_acknowledgement_and_lawful_consequence
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Vinaya Texts, Part II: The Mahavagga V-X, The Kullavagga I-III (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 17) SEVENTH KHANDHAKA. / VIII, 12, 2. / VH, 3. THE KATIIINA CEREMONIES. T59 / NINTH KHANDHAKA.; lines 11360-11507 confidence: high
When no offence exists for a Bhikkhu to see, atone for, or no false doctrine exists to renounce, reproof followed by denial and expulsion for refusal is described as unlawful.
The passage presents formal reproof dialogues in which a Bhikkhu is asked to see or atone for an offence, and the legality of expulsion depends on whether the offence exists and how the Bhikkhu replies.
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