Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:
But then there are those monks and nuns who took the vows while not
upholding the precepts, I do not mean all who took the vows do not
uphold the precepts but there are always exceptions.
Yes, which is a bad thing. Which is why precepts and rules are
necessary and lessen such cases. If a monk does not uphold
precepts, he will also need to undergo bad consequences even such
as having to disrobe and leave the sangha.
And from the last part of your statement, we can see that rules
don't always work as expected.
You didn't get what it was saying? It was saying why rules are
necessary.
