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"Mahākässapa then enquired about its wording, contents, personalities, rules, prescriptions, vice and atonement and non-indulgence in future.
"(Next he enquired about the third pārājikā)"
'Upäli! Where was the third pārājikā enunciated'?
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- 'Bhante ! At Vaisäli'.
- 'Against whom'?
- 'Against several monks'.
- 'What for'?
- 'For committing murder'.
"'Mahakässapa then enquired about its wording, contents, personalities, rules, prescriptions, vice and atonement, and non-indulgence in future.
"(And next he enquired about the fourth pārāj ikā)": Upäli! Where was the fourth pārājikā enunciated'?
- 'Bhante ! At Vaisali'.
- 'Against whom'? - 'Against monks living on the bank of the Vaggumuda'.
- 'For the display of super-human powers'.
"Mahākáss apa then obtained its wording, contents, personalities, rules, prescriptions, vice and atonement, non-indulgence in future. In this manner, Mahakaśs apa asked questions on vinaya of monks and nuns, and Upáli gave answer to all of them".
Historical perspective -
Regarding the codification of ancient texts, tradition and history present these which are, in many cases, poles
