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"Whereon said the long-lived Upāli,
'Harken ye all! If the Council permits, I may give answer to the questions put to me on vinaya by the long-lived Mahākassapa'.
"(There was the tacit consent after which Mahākāśsapa started):
'Abus! Upāli! Where was the first pārājikā enunciated? (Pārājikā is explusion from the order in case of a severe crime).
'Bhante! At Rajagrha'.
- 'Against whom'?
-'Against Sudinnna, son of Kalanda'.
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- What for?
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'For indulging in sex behaviour'.
"After this, Mahākäss apa obtained all the details about the first explusion (pārājikā), its complete wording (katha), its content (nidana), its personalities (pudgala), its rules (prajnapti), its prescriptions (anu-prajnapti), its vice and atonement (dosa-danda) and non-indulgence in it in future (anapatti).
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"Mahakassapa enquired about the second pārājikā)":
'Upäli ! Where was the second pārājikā enunciated'?
'Bhante! At Rajagrha'.
- 'Against whom'?
- 'Against Dhaniya, son of a potter'.
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'What for?
- For theft'.
