First Offender
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The '''first offender''' is the monk (or nun) whose behavior prompted the [[Buddha]] to lay down a new rule. | The '''first offender''' is the monk (or nun) whose behavior prompted the [[Buddha]] to lay down a new rule. | ||
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| + | Buddha made an exeption which is valid for all the rules: that the first offender did not have to undergo any penalty for the offence. | ||
[[category:monastics]][[category:patimokkha]] | [[category:monastics]][[category:patimokkha]] | ||
Current revision as of 05:09, 24 July 2006
The first offender is the monk (or nun) whose behavior prompted the Buddha to lay down a new rule.
Buddha made an exeption which is valid for all the rules: that the first offender did not have to undergo any penalty for the offence.
