The Buddha teaches on suspending the recitation of the monastic code, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.32 Suspending the Recitation of the Monastic Code

“Kati nu kho, bhante, pātimokkhaṭṭhapanā”ti?

“Dasa kho, upāli, pātimokkhaṭṭhapanā. Katame dasa? Pārājiko tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, pārājikakathā vippakatā hoti, anupasampanno tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, anupasampannakathā vippakatā hoti, sikkhaṁ paccakkhātako tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, sikkhaṁ paccakkhātakakathā vippakatā hoti, paṇḍako tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, paṇḍakakathā vippakatā hoti, bhikkhunidūsako tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, bhikkhunidūsakakathā vippakatā hoti ime kho, upāli, dasa pātimokkhaṭṭhapanā”ti.

Dutiyaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Kati nu kho, bhante, pātimokkhaṭṭhapanā”ti?

“Sir, how many grounds are there to suspend the recitation of the monastic code?”

“Dasa kho, upāli, pātimokkhaṭṭhapanā.

“Upāli, there are ten grounds to suspend the recitation of the monastic code.

Katame dasa?

What ten?

Pārājiko tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, pārājikakathā vippakatā hoti, anupasampanno tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, anupasampannakathā vippakatā hoti, sikkhaṁ paccakkhātako tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, sikkhaṁ paccakkhātakakathā vippakatā hoti, paṇḍako tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, paṇḍakakathā vippakatā hoti, bhikkhunidūsako tassaṁ parisāyaṁ nisinno hoti, bhikkhunidūsakakathā vippakatā hoti

A mendicant who has committed an expulsion offense is sitting in the assembly. A discussion about whether someone has committed an expulsion offense is unfinished. Someone who is not fully ordained is sitting in the assembly. A discussion about whether someone is fully ordained or not is unfinished. Someone who has resigned the training is sitting in the assembly. A discussion about whether someone has disavowed the training or not is unfinished. A eunuch is sitting in the assembly. A discussion about whether someone is a eunuch is unfinished. A raper of nuns is sitting in the assembly. A discussion about whether or not someone is a raper of nuns is unfinished.

ime kho, upāli, dasa pātimokkhaṭṭhapanā”ti.

These are the ten grounds to suspend the recitation of the monastic code.”

Dutiyaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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