The Virtuous Cherish Good Advice
The Story of Venerables Assaji and Punabbasuka
Chapter 6: The Wise • Verse 2
The Story of Venerables Assaji and Punabbasuka
Chapter 6: The Wise • Verse 2
Let him admonish, instruct and shield one from wrong; he, indeed, is dear to the good and detestable to the evil.
While residing at the Jetavana Monastery, the Buddha spoke this verse with reference to Venerables Assaji and Punabbasuka.
Although these two monks were pupils of the Chief Disciples, they were shameless and wicked. Living at Kitagiri with a large following of monks, they planted flowering trees and had others plant them, and were guilty of every kind of misconduct.
They corrupted the households around them to obtain the requisites they lived on, and made the monastery unbearable for well-behaved monks.
Hearing of this, the Buddha resolved to have them expelled from the Sangha. He summoned the two Chief Disciples and their followers and told them to expel those who would not obey, but to admonish and instruct those who would. He who admonishes and instructs, he said, is hated by the unwise but loved and cherished by the wise.
Sariputta and Moggallana went to Kitagiri and admonished and instructed the monks there. Some accepted their admonition and corrected their behaviour, some returned to lay life, and others were expelled from the Sangha.
The Story of Venerables Assaji and Punabbasuka
Chapter 6: The Wise • Verse 2
Let him admonish, instruct and shield one from wrong; he, indeed, is dear to the good and detestable to the evil.
While residing at the Jetavana Monastery, the Buddha spoke this verse with reference to Venerables Assaji and Punabbasuka.
Although these two monks were pupils of the Chief Disciples, they were shameless and wicked. Living at Kitagiri with a large following of monks, they planted flowering trees and had others plant them, and were guilty of every kind of misconduct.
They corrupted the households around them to obtain the requisites they lived on, and made the monastery unbearable for well-behaved monks.
Hearing of this, the Buddha resolved to have them expelled from the Sangha. He summoned the two Chief Disciples and their followers and told them to expel those who would not obey, but to admonish and instruct those who would. He who admonishes and instructs, he said, is hated by the unwise but loved and cherished by the wise.
Sariputta and Moggallana went to Kitagiri and admonished and instructed the monks there. Some accepted their admonition and corrected their behaviour, some returned to lay life, and others were expelled from the Sangha.