1
Literally: 'Divine penalty', Brahma-danda.
2
Channa was the close companion and charioteer of Prince Siddhartha before he
became the Buddha. Later he entered the Order of the Sangha, was egoistically
proud because of his close association with the Master. He tended to be obstinate
and self-willed, lacking in proper esprit de corps and often behaving perversely.
After the Parinirana (death) of the Buddha, when Ananda visited Channa and
pronounced on him this penalty of a complete social boycott, even his proud spirit
was tamed, he became humble, his eyes were opened. Later he mended his ways
and became an Arahant, and the penalty automatically lapsed.
3
The idea is that if they did not like to put any question directly to the Buddha
out of respect for their Teacher, a bhikkhu should whisper the question to his
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