22 The Act of Banishment

Monks named Assaji and Punabbasuka reside at Kīṭāgiri, engaging in frivolous misconduct—gardening, wearing garlands, dancing, gambling, and associating with women. A visiting monk reports this to the Buddha. The Buddha rebukes them, lists their many offences, and instructs Sāriputta and Moggallāna to perform the act of banishment, forbidding them from dwelling there.