Motif
confession, amendment, and future restraint
confession_amendment_and_future_restraint
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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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 10914-11055 confidence: high
The Bhikkhus rise, adjust their upper robes, prostrate at the Blessed One's feet, confess the transgression, and promise future restraint. The Blessed One accepts the confession and says progress in discipline is seeing sin as sin, making amends, and refraining in future.
The offending Bhikkhus confess their transgression, promise not to repeat it, and the Blessed One states that recognizing sin, making amends, and refraining in future is progress in discipline.
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Vinaya Texts, Part III: The Kullavagga IV-XII (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 20) VII, 3, 5- / VII, 3, 7 - / DISSENSIONS IN T1IE ORDER. / VII, 3 , 7-; lines 11477-11521 confidence: high
The man lays aside his sword and shield, removes his bow and quiver, approaches the Blessed One, falls at his feet, and confesses that he came with evil and murderous intent.
The man confesses wrongdoing, and the Blessed One accepts the confession while emphasizing recognition of sin, making amends, and restraint in future.
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