Theravāda Vinaya — Mahāvibhaṅga — Pārājikakaṇḍa

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a woman who was pregnant said to a monk who associated with her family,

“Venerable, please help me have an abortion.”

“Well then, crush it,” he said.

She crushed it and had an abortion.

The monk became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a woman who was pregnant said to a monk who associated with her family,

“Venerable, please help me have an abortion.”

“Well then, heat yourself,” he said.

She heated herself and had an abortion.

The monk became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a barren woman said to a monk who associated with her family,

“Please find some medicine, venerable, to help me become pregnant.”

“Alright,” he said,

and he gave her some medicine.

She died.

He became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.”

On one occasion a fertile woman said to a monk who associated with her family,

“Please find some medicine, venerable, to help me not become pregnant.”

“Alright,” he said, and he gave her some medicine.

She died.

He became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.”

On one occasion the monks from the group of six tickled a monk from the group of seventeen to make him laugh.

Being unable to catch his breath, he died.

They became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion the monks from the group of seventeen overpowered a monk from the group of six, intending to do a legal procedure against him. He died.

They became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion an exorcist monk killed a spirit.

He became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a monk sent another monk to a dwelling inhabited by predatory spirits.

The spirits killed him.

The first monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense for one who isn’t aiming at death.”

On one occasion a monk sent another monk to a dwelling inhabited by predatory spirits, aiming to kill him.

The spirits killed him. …

The spirits did not kill him.

The first monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a monk sent another monk to a wilderness inhabited by predatory animals.

The predatory animals killed him.

The first monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense for one who isn’t aiming at death.”

On one occasion a monk sent another monk to a wilderness inhabited by predatory animals, aiming to kill him.

The predatory animals killed him. …

The predatory animals did not kill him.

The first monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a monk sent another monk to a wilderness inhabited by criminals.

The criminals killed him.

The first monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense for one who isn’t aiming at death.”

On one occasion a monk sent another monk to a wilderness inhabited by criminals, aiming to kill him.

The criminals killed him. …

The criminals did not kill him.

The first monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a monk killed a person, thinking it was them …

killed another person, thinking it was them …

killed a person, thinking they were another …

killed another person, thinking they were another.

That monk became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

At one time a monk was possessed by a spirit.

Another monk gave him a blow.

He died.

The other monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense for one who isn’t aiming at death.”

At one time a monk was possessed by a spirit.

Another monk gave him a blow, aiming to kill him.

He died. …

He did not die.

The other monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a monk gave a talk about heaven to a man of good behavior.

He became keen on it and died.

The monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense for one who isn’t aiming at death.”

On one occasion a monk gave a talk about heaven to a man of good behavior, aiming to kill him.

He became keen on it and died. …

He became keen on it, but did not die.

The monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a monk gave a talk about hell to a man bound for hell.

He became terrified and died.

The monk became anxious …