Chapter 207 - The behaviour of Devadatta is discussed in the congregation

sthavirasthavirairbhikṣubhiḥ parisarpanneva vijñātaḥ devadattaḥ, samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākramati iti; etatprakaraṇaṃ bhikṣavaḥ bhagavata ārocayanti; bhadanta devadattaḥ samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākramati iti; tān bhagavān bhikṣūnāmantrayate sma: ājñāpayata yūyaṃ bhikṣavo devadattaṃ (i 80) meṣakena iti, yo vā punaranyo'pyevaṃjātīyaḥ (a 454 ) evaṃ ca punarājñāpayitavyaḥ; mā tvaṃ devadatta samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākrama; mā bhedakaraṇasaṃvartanīyamadhikaraṇaṃ samādāya pragṛhya tiṣṭha; sametu te devadatta sārdhaṃ saṃghena; samagro hi saṃghaḥ sahitaḥ saṃmodamānaḥ avivadamānaḥ ekāgraḥ ekoddeśaḥ ekakṣīrodakībhūtaḥ śāstuḥ śāsanaṃ dīpayan sukhasparśaṃ viharatu iti; ājñāpayanti te bhikṣavo devadattaṃ meṣakena; meṣakenājñāpyamānastadeva vastu sthāmaśaḥ parāmṛśya abhiniviśyānuvyavaharati: idameva satyaṃ mohamanyaditi.
etatprakaraṇaṃ bhikṣavo bhagavata ārocayanti: ājñāpto'smābhirbhadanta devadatto meṣakena; meṣakenājñāpyamānastadeva vastu sthāmaśaḥ parāmṛśya abhiniviśyānuvyavaharati idameva satyaṃ mohamanyaditi; bhagavānāha: ājñāpayata yūyaṃ bhikṣavo devadattaṃ jñapticaturthena karmaṇā iti, yo vā punaranyo'pyevaṃjātīyaḥ evaṃ ca punarājñāpayitavyaḥ.
śayanāsanaprajñaptiṃ kṛtvā gaṇḍīmākoṭya pṛṣṭavācikayā bhikṣūn samanuyujya sarvasaṃghe sanniṣaṇṇe sannipatite ekena bhikṣuṇā jñaptiṃ kṛtvā karma kartavyaṃ.
śṛṇotu bhadantāḥ saṃghaḥ; ayaṃ devadattaḥ samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākramate; bhedakaraṇasaṃvartanīyaṃ cādhikaraṇaṃ samādāya pragṛhya tiṣṭhati; sa eṣa saṃbahulairbhikṣubhirmeṣakenājñaptaḥ; meṣakenājñāpyamānastadeva vastu sthāmaśaḥ parāmṛśya anuvyavaharati idameva satyaṃ mohamanyaditi; sacetsaṃghasya prāptakālaṃ kṣameta ānujānīyātsaṃgho yatsaṃghaḥ devadattaṃ jñapticaturthena karmaṇā ājñāpayetmā tvaṃ devadatta samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākrama; mā bhedakaraṇasaṃvartanīyamadhikaraṇaṃ samādāya pragṛhya tiṣṭha; sametu te devadatta sārdhaṃ saṃghena; samagro hi saṃghaḥ sahitaḥ saṃmodamānaḥ avivadamānaḥ ekāgraḥ ekoddeśaḥ ekakṣīrodakībhūtaḥ śāstuḥ śāsanaṃ dīpayan sukhasparśaṃ viharatu; niḥsṛja tvaṃ (i 81) devadatta idamevaṃrūpaṃ saṃghabhedakaraṃ vastu; ityeṣā jñaptiḥ; evaṃ ca karma kartavyaṃ.
śṛṇotu bhadantāḥ saṃghaḥ; ayaṃ devadattaḥ samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākramate; bhedakaraṇasaṃvartanīyaṃ cādhikaraṇaṃ samādāya pragṛhya tiṣṭhati; sa eṣa saṃbahulairbhikṣubhirmeṣakenājñaptaḥ; meṣakenājñāpyamānastadeva vastu sthāmaśaḥ parāmṛśya abhiniviśyānuvyavaharati idameva satyaṃ mohamanyaditi; tatsaṃghaḥ devadattaṃ jñapticaturthena karmaṇā ājñāpayati: mā tvaṃ devadatta samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākrama; mā bhedakaraṇasaṃvartanīyaṃ cādhikaraṇaṃ samādāya pragṛhya tiṣṭha; sametu te devadatta sārdhaṃ saṃghena; samagro hi saṃghaḥ sahitaḥ saṃmodamānaḥ avivadamānaḥ ekāgraḥ ekoddeśaḥ ekakṣīrodakībhūtaḥ śāstuḥ śāsanaṃ dīpayan sukhasparśaṃ viharatviti; yeṣāmāyuṣmatāṃ kṣamate devadattaṃ jñapticaturthena karmaṇā ājñāpayituṃ; mā tvaṃ devadatta samagrasya saṃghasya bhedāya parākrama; (a 454 ) bhedakaraṇasaṃvartanīyaṃ cādhikaraṇaṃ samādāya pragṛhya tiṣṭha; sametu te devadatta sārdhaṃ saṃghena; samagro hi saṃghaḥ sahitaḥ saṃmodamānaḥ avivadamānaḥ ekāgraḥ ekoddeśaḥ ekakṣīrodakībhūtaḥ śāstuḥ śāsanaṃ dīpayan sukhasparśaṃ viharatu iti te tūṣṇīṃ; na kṣamante bhāṣantāmiyaṃ prathamā karmavācanā; evaṃ dvitīyā tṛtīyā karmavācanā.
ājñāpayanti te bhikṣavo devadattaṃ jñapticaturthena karmaṇā; ājñāpyamānastadeva vastu sthāmaśaḥ parāmṛśyābhiniviśya anuvyavaharati: idameva satyaṃ mohamanyaditi.