Theravāda Vinaya — Mahāvibhaṅga — Pārājikakaṇḍa

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

On one occasion a monk gave a talk about hell to a man bound for hell, aiming to kill him.

He became terrified and died. …

He became terrified, but did not die.

The monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion the monks of Āḷavī were felling a tree while doing building work.

A monk said to another monk,

“Fell it while standing here.”

He did. The tree fell on him, and he died.

The first monk became anxious …

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

On one occasion the monks of Āḷavī were felling a tree while doing building work.

A monk said to another monk,

“Fell it while standing here,” aiming to kill him.

He did. The tree fell on him, and he died. …

The tree fell on him, but he did not die.

The first monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion the monks from the group of six set fire to a forest grove.

People were burned and died.

The monks became anxious …

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

On one occasion the monks from the group of six set fire to a forest grove, aiming to cause death.

People were burned and died. …

People were burned, but did not die.

The monks became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s a serious offense.”

On one occasion a monk went to a place of execution and said to the executioner,

“Don’t torture him.

Kill him with a single blow.”

“Alright, sir,” he said,

and he killed him with a single blow.

The monk became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a monk went to a place of execution and said to the executioner,

“Don’t torture him.

Kill him with a single blow.”

Saying, “No, I can’t,”

he executed him.

The monk became anxious …

“There’s no offense entailing expulsion,

but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.”

On one occasion a man whose hands and feet had been cut off was at his relatives’ house, surrounded by his relations.

A monk said to those people,

“Do you want to euthanize him?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Then give him buttermilk.”

They gave him buttermilk

and he died.

The monk became anxious …

“You have committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

On one occasion a man whose hands and feet had been cut off was at home, surrounded by his relations.

A nun said to those people,

“Do you want to euthanize him?”

“Yes, venerable.”

“Then give him the salty purgative.”

They gave him the salty purgative

and he died.

The nun became anxious …

She then told the nuns,

who in turn told the monks,

who then told the Buddha.

“Monks, that nun has committed an offense entailing expulsion.”

The third offense entailing expulsion is finished.