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The Discourse on the Schismatic
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Kosambī in Ghosita's park.
Then the Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One;
having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
To the Venerable Ānanda seated to one side, the Blessed One said this:
"Has that legal case been settled, Ānanda?"
"How could that legal case be settled, venerable sir!
The Venerable Anuruddha's co-resident pupil named Bāhiya is standing almost entirely for schism in the Community.
Therein the Venerable Anuruddha does not think even a single announcement should be spoken."
"But when, Ānanda, does Anuruddha engage in legal cases in the midst of the Community! Is it not, Ānanda, that whatever legal cases arise, all of them you yourselves settle, and Sāriputta and Moggallāna too.
"Seeing these four reasons, Ānanda, an evil monk rejoices in schism in the Community. Which four? Here, Ānanda, an evil monk is immoral, of bad character, impure, of suspicious conduct, of concealed actions, not a recluse though claiming to be a recluse, not a practitioner of the holy life though claiming to be a practitioner of the holy life, rotten inside, filled with desire, rubbish-born. He thinks thus: 'If the monks were to know me - immoral, of bad character, impure, of suspicious conduct, of concealed actions, not a recluse though claiming to be a recluse, not a practitioner of the holy life though claiming to be a practitioner of the holy life, rotten inside, filled with desire, rubbish-born - being united they would remove me; but being divided they would not remove me.' This, Ānanda, is the first reason seeing which an evil monk rejoices in schism in the Community.
"Furthermore, Ānanda, an evil monk holds wrong views and is possessed of an extreme view. He thinks thus: 'If the monks were to know me - holding wrong views, possessed of an extreme view - being united they would remove me; but being divided they would not remove me.' This, Ānanda, is the second reason seeing which an evil monk rejoices in schism in the Community.
"Furthermore, Ānanda, an evil monk has wrong livelihood, earns his living by wrong livelihood. He thinks thus: 'If the monks were to know me - having wrong livelihood, earning his living by wrong livelihood - being united they would remove me; but being divided they would not remove me.' This, Ānanda, is the third reason seeing which an evil monk rejoices in schism in the Community.
"Furthermore, Ānanda, an evil monk is desirous of material gain, desirous of honour, desirous of not being despised. He thinks thus: 'If the monks were to know me - desirous of material gain, desirous of honour, desirous of not being despised, being in unity they will not honour me, they will not respect me, they will not revere me, they will not venerate me; but being divided they will honour me, they will respect me, they will revere me, they will venerate me.' This, Ānanda, is the fourth reason seeing which an evil monk rejoices in schism in the Community. These indeed, Ānanda, are the four reasons seeing which an evil monk rejoices in schism in the Community." The first.