[Buddha-l] Origin of the confession ritual

[Jayarava]

I should have persevered in my research as I have found the passage I was asking about in relation to the institution of confession: vin i.101-103. 

But thanks if you read the original request and thought about replying... 

Jayarava

--- On Sun, 14/6/09, Jayarava <jayarava at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I recall reading that at the original full and half moon
> gatherings the monks and nuns just meditated, but that was
> boring for the lay people who expected some kind of
> spectacle from their ascetics, and so the Buddha instituted
> the patimokkha recitation.