{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.89/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.89","id":"suttacentral_an8.89","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.89/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, the Sa\u1e45gha may, if it wishes, perform an act requiring that a mendicant who has eight qualities should pursue reconciliation. What eight? They try to prevent laypeople from getting material things. They try to harm laypeople. They insult and abuse lay people. They divide laypeople against each other. They criticize the Buddha, the teaching, and the Sa\u1e45gha. They don\u2019t keep a legitimate promise made to a layperson. The Sa\u1e45gha may, if it wishes, perform an act requiring that a mendicant who has eight qualities should pursue reconciliation. The Sa\u1e45gha may, if it wishes, revoke the act requiring that a mendicant who has eight qualities should pursue reconciliation. What eight? They don\u2019t try to prevent the laypeople from getting material things. They don\u2019t try to harm laypeople. They don\u2019t insult and abuse laypeople. They don\u2019t divide laypeople against each other. They don\u2019t criticize the Buddha, the teaching, and the Sa\u1e45gha. They keep a legitimate promise made to a layperson. The Sa\u1e45gha may, if it wishes, revoke the act requiring that a mendicant who has eight qualities should pursue reconciliation.\u201d","title":"Reconciliation","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":179}