tickets, let him keep silence. Whosoever approves not thereof, let him speak. The Bhikkhu of such and such a name is appointed by the Samgha as taker of the voting tickets. Therefore is it silent. Thus do I understand.'"
10[1].
1. 'There are ten cases, O Bhikkhus, in which the taking of votes is invalid; and ten in which the taking of votes is valid.
'Which are the ten in which the taking of votes is invalid? When the matter in dispute is trivial[2]—when the case has not run its course (that is, when the necessary preliminaries of submission to arbitration have not been carried out[3])—when regarding the matter in dispute the Bhikkhus have not formally remembered, or been formally called upon to remember, the offence[4]—when the taker of votes[5] knows that those whose opinions are not in accordance with the law will be in the majority,
- ↑ On this chapter, see further below, IV, 14, 24-26.
- ↑ Oramattakam. Compare the English law maxim, De minimis non curat lex.
- ↑ Buddhaghosa says, Na 'ka gatigatan ti dve tayo âvâse na gatam, tattha tatth' eva vâ dvitikkhattum avinikkhitam. See on these proceedings above.
- ↑ Buddhaghosa says, Na ka sarita-sâritan ti dvitikkhattum tehi bhikkhûhi sayam saritam va aññehi sâritam vâ na hoti.
- ↑ Gânâti ti salâkam gâhento gânâti. (S.P.)
