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Theravada Kd 6.40.1.1
Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhūnaṁ kismiñci kismiñci ṭhāne kukkuccaṁ uppajjati—“kiṁ nu kho bhagavatā anuññātaṁ, kiṁ ananuññātan”ti? Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.
“Yaṁ, bhikkhave, mayā ‘idaṁ na kappatī’ti appaṭikkhittaṁ tañce akappiyaṁ anulometi, kappiyaṁ paṭibāhati, taṁ vo na kappati. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, mayā ‘idaṁ na kappatī’ti appaṭikkhittaṁ tañce kappiyaṁ anulometi, akappiyaṁ paṭibāhati, taṁ vo kappati. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, mayā ‘idaṁ kappatī’ti ananuññātaṁ tañce akappiyaṁ anulometi, kappiyaṁ paṭibāhati, taṁ vo na kappati. Yaṁ, bhikkhave, mayā ‘idaṁ kappatī’ti ananuññātaṁ, tañce kappiyaṁ anulometi, akappiyaṁ paṭibāhati, taṁ vo kappatī”ti.
Translation (Brahmali)
At that time the monks were anxious about all sorts of matters, thinking, “What has the Buddha allowed and what hasn’t he allowed?” They told the Buddha.
“If I haven’t specifically prohibited something, then it’s unallowable to you if it’s similar to what’s unallowable and opposed to what’s allowable. If I haven’t specifically prohibited something, then it’s allowable to you if it’s similar to what’s allowable and opposed to what’s unallowable. If I haven’t specifically allowed something, then it’s unallowable to you if it’s similar to what’s unallowable and opposed to what’s allowable. If I haven’t specifically allowed something, then it’s allowable to you if it’s similar to what’s allowable and opposed to what’s unallowable.”
Translation (Horner)
Now at that time scruples arose in the monks as to this and that occasion, thinking: “Now, what is permitted by the Lord? What is not permitted?” They told this matter to the Lord. He said: “Whatever, monks, has not been objected to by me, saying: ‘This is not allowable’, if it fits in with what is not allowable, if it goes against what is allowable, that is not allowable to you. Whatever, monks, has not been objected to by me, saying: ‘This is not allowable’, if it fits in with what is allowable, if it goes against what is not allowable, that is allowable to you. And whatever, monks, has not been permitted by me, saying: ‘This is allowable’, if it fits in with what is not allowable, if it goes against what is allowable, that is not allowable to you. Whatever, monks, has not been permitted by me, saying: ‘This is allowable if it fits in with what is allowable, if it goes against what is not allowable, that is allowable to you.”
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